Vera Bergen-Gruen

Laura Loomer is a far-right Internet personality. She kind of defies characterization, to be honest.

Laura Loomer is a far-right Internet personality. She kind of defies characterization, to be honest.

Laura Loomer is a far-right Internet personality. She kind of defies characterization, to be honest.

She's only 31, which seems to surprise a lot of people because she's been around for a long time. And she's from Arizona and kind of has built a whole career ever since she graduated from college out of being Donald Trump's hatchet woman on the internet and doing these publicity stunts and these kind of shock tactics against anyone she thinks is this loyal to President Trump.

She's only 31, which seems to surprise a lot of people because she's been around for a long time. And she's from Arizona and kind of has built a whole career ever since she graduated from college out of being Donald Trump's hatchet woman on the internet and doing these publicity stunts and these kind of shock tactics against anyone she thinks is this loyal to President Trump.

She's only 31, which seems to surprise a lot of people because she's been around for a long time. And she's from Arizona and kind of has built a whole career ever since she graduated from college out of being Donald Trump's hatchet woman on the internet and doing these publicity stunts and these kind of shock tactics against anyone she thinks is this loyal to President Trump.

Exactly. And it's clear she's always been this way. She's not someone who necessarily picked it up recently from once these things became popular, right? But she seems to be a big fan of, you know, Project Veritas, you know, which is another kind of right-wing stunt outfit, for lack of a better word.

Exactly. And it's clear she's always been this way. She's not someone who necessarily picked it up recently from once these things became popular, right? But she seems to be a big fan of, you know, Project Veritas, you know, which is another kind of right-wing stunt outfit, for lack of a better word.

Exactly. And it's clear she's always been this way. She's not someone who necessarily picked it up recently from once these things became popular, right? But she seems to be a big fan of, you know, Project Veritas, you know, which is another kind of right-wing stunt outfit, for lack of a better word.

But she basically loves to do these very public things things that she films on video. For example, she tried to vote wearing a burqa under the name Huma Abedin, who was Hillary Clinton's aide in 2016, to make a point about voter fraud. And these things always push very much towards offensive and towards, you know, just really attention-calling.

But she basically loves to do these very public things things that she films on video. For example, she tried to vote wearing a burqa under the name Huma Abedin, who was Hillary Clinton's aide in 2016, to make a point about voter fraud. And these things always push very much towards offensive and towards, you know, just really attention-calling.

But she basically loves to do these very public things things that she films on video. For example, she tried to vote wearing a burqa under the name Huma Abedin, who was Hillary Clinton's aide in 2016, to make a point about voter fraud. And these things always push very much towards offensive and towards, you know, just really attention-calling.

She disrupted a production of Julius Caesar in 2017 in Central Park.

She disrupted a production of Julius Caesar in 2017 in Central Park.

She disrupted a production of Julius Caesar in 2017 in Central Park.

She's chained herself to, you know, the doors of Twitter's headquarters.

She's chained herself to, you know, the doors of Twitter's headquarters.

She's chained herself to, you know, the doors of Twitter's headquarters.

She's appeared at politicians' homes. And all of this is just always recorded and promoted and posted on social media. And none of it's ever quite cohesive. It's not always necessarily very smart, but it's very attention-calling because she's trying to make a point.

She's appeared at politicians' homes. And all of this is just always recorded and promoted and posted on social media. And none of it's ever quite cohesive. It's not always necessarily very smart, but it's very attention-calling because she's trying to make a point.