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Loomer explains war shift from Ukraine bunker

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 4 developments

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer explained her changing views toward Russia's war in Ukraine in an interview with The Associated Press while in a bunker below her hotel in Kyiv. Loomer, a close ally of President Trump, told the AP that she believes her reversal on the war has already changed the mi…

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  1. Loomer becomes Ukraine’s MAGA ally

    Headline from Semafor ·

  2. Laura Loomer Caught Up in Air Raid on Kyiv: What She Said About Russia War

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. After being ‘bamboozled by Russian propaganda,’ Laura Loomer says she’s all in for Ukraine

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  4. Newest

    Loomer explains war shift from Ukraine bunker

    Headline from The Hill ·

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  1. The New Republic

    MAGA’s Laura Loomer Visits Ukraine and Suddenly Wakes Up to Reality (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Right-wing, Islamophobic conspiracy theorist and commentator Laura Loomer is on a P.R. tour of Ukraine in a complete departure from her historically pro-Russian, anti-Ukranian rhetoric . Loomer touched down in Ukraine on Monday, posting herself eating McDonald’s near a destroyed building and heaping…

  2. Newsweek

    Laura Loomer Caught Up in Air Raid on Kyiv: What She Said About Russia War (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Ukrainian officials welcomed the right-wing influencer's about-turn on Russia's aggression.

  3. Puck

    The Miseducation of Laura Loomer (opens Puck)

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    After years of slagging Ukraine as being full of Nazis and accusing the country of having planted agents among the January 6 insurrectionists, right-wing influencer and former RT contributor Laura Loomer decided to go see the place for herself.

  4. Semafor

    Loomer becomes Ukraine’s MAGA ally (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    The far-right activist’s rapid turn against Russia has come as a pleasant surprise to Europe and Ukraine’s backers.

  5. The Guardian

    What’s behind Maga influencer Laura Loomer’s about-face on Ukraine? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    After a Kyiv visit, rightwing firebrand now supports Ukraine – but perhaps it’s just because Trump favors a winner Laura Loomer, the online Maga provocateur, has never worked in the White House or anywhere else in the government, but her sudden conversion to the Ukrainian cause this week is signific…

  6. KESQ Palm Springs

    After being ‘bamboozled by Russian propaganda,’ Laura Loomer says she’s all in for Ukraine (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — For years, Laura Loomer’s unflinching support for President Donald Trump was matched only by her fervent opposition to the US assisting Ukraine in its war against Russia. The far-right figure has accused Ukrainian soldiers of committing war crimes and President Volodym…

  7. The Republic

    Exclusive: In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia’s war (opens The Republic)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online. Now, as she travels across Ukraine to see the damage inflicted by Russia in its yearslong war, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own.

  8. Anchorage Daily News

    In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains her shift on Russia’s war (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Laura Loomer became infamous for spreading conspiracy theories online. Now, as she travels across Ukraine, she wants to admit that she fell for some falsehoods of her own.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    In a Ukrainian bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains shift on Russia’s war (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Trump adviser and conspiracy theorist visits Ukraine and changes her view.

  10. The Hill

    Loomer explains war shift from Ukraine bunker (opens The Hill)

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    Far-right influencer Laura Loomer explained her changing views toward Russia's war in Ukraine in an interview with The Associated Press while in a bunker below her hotel in Kyiv. Loomer, a close ally of President Trump, told the AP that she believes her reversal on the war has already changed the mi…

  11. PBS NewsHour

    From a Kyiv bomb shelter, Laura Loomer explains her shift on Russia's war in Ukraine (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A close ally of President Trump, Loomer has reversed her longtime criticism of Ukraine and is urging fellow conservatives to be wary of Moscow's propaganda, which she blames for duping large swaths of the American right.

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