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ICYMI: ‘Florida Sen. Rick Scott to far-right extremist Laura Loomer: “You always do a great job!”’ [American Journal News]
Loomer, a Known Racist and 9/11 Conspiracist, has Endorsed Scott for Senate GOP Leader
New reporting from American Journal News lays out Rick Scott’s long standing relationship with conspiracy theorist and “proud Islamophobe,” Laura Loomer. Loomer has called 9/11 “an inside job” and insinuated that the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 16 students in Parkland Florida was a hoax.
Most recently, Loomer joined Scott in spreading debunked racist claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets. Loomer is so toxic, even Marjorie Taylor Greene disavowed her, but that hasn’t stopped Scott from securing Loomer’s endorsement for Senate GOP Leader.
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- Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott praised Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist and provocateur.
- Loomer has made posts describing herself as a “proud Islamophobe” and celebrating the deaths of migrants who drowned while crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
- [Loomer] made a video for the site insinuating that the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL was staged. Seventeen people, most of whom were younger than 16, were killed in the attack.
- A few months later, Loomer attended an invite-only fundraiser hosted by Scott in Palm Beach, FL. Scott and Loomer posed for a photo together at the event.
- In July 2024, however, Loomer interviewed Scott at the Republican National Convention. At the start of their conversation, Scott praised Loomer. “It’s exciting to be here with you, by the way,” Scott said. “You always do a great job.”
- Loomer has endorsed Scott’s bid to become the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate.