Right-wing activist and Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer has defended calling a Democratic Senate candidate a "ghetto Black communist b****," following backlash including from Marjorie Taylor Greene who accused her of "nonstop insanity." Loomer made the remark in a series of X posts targeting Angie Nixon, a Jacksonville lawmaker and Florida U.S. Loomer also derided Nixon's speech against resolutions honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk as "Ebonics" and said she needed her "leash" tugged. The remarks quickly drew criticism online, including from former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said she "1000 percent" denounced Loomer's comments and described them as racist.
Newsweek contacted Loomer and Nixon via email for comment. Loomer has shown no sign of backing away from her comments despite the criticism. After facing backlash online, she defended her characterization of Nixon in a post on Sunday night.
I spoke the truth," Loomer wrote, adding: "Why can't I call her what she is?" In separate posts, Loomer continued to criticize Nixon and rejected accusations that her comments were racist. In response on Sunday, Nixon wrote on X: "When referring to me, it’s Representative Angie Nixon. However after November 3rd, YOU CAN CALL ME SENATOR!" She later updated her followers further, writing: “Don’t let Lara Loomer calling me out of my name distract you from the fact Ashley Moody stole $10 million from kids. @AshleyMoodyFL is a THIEF!
Donate to https://AngieNixon.com so we can send her packing!” Nixon has previously drawn criticism from conservatives after opposing resolutions honoring Kirk, arguing that the activist's record did not merit official recognition. In a social media post last year, Nixon called the idea of honoring Kirk "BEYOND disrespectful,” adding "that man said some of the most hateful about Black People and cloaked it in scripture." Among the most prominent figures to criticize Loomer's comments was former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime supporter of President Donald Trump who has previously clashed publicly with the activist. As well as denouncing what she called "racist" comments from Loomer, Greene also suggested the rhetoric was damaging to Republicans, writing that attacking people based on race was "completely unacceptable" and arguing that such comments hurt the broader conservative movement.
Greene went further, suggesting Loomer's continued influence within Trump's orbit was part of the problem. In a post on X, she wrote that "the Republican Party and President Trump owns Laura Loomer and her nonstop vitriol," adding that Republicans continue to keep Loomer in their "inner circle." Greene also argued that Loomer's attacks could damage Republican candidates, writing that she had "consistently hurt the Republican Party" while "whisper[ing] nonstop insanity in the President's ear." This is not the first time Greene has publicly broken with Loomer over racially charged comments. In 2024, Greene criticized Loomer after she said online: "If Kamala Harris wins, the White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center and the American people will only be able to convey their feedback through a customer satisfaction survey at the end of the call that nobody will understand." Three days after Loomer made her post, it was shared by Greene, who said the comments were “appalling and extremely racist,” and called for her to take the post down.
Greene's criticism is particularly notable given her own history as one of Trump's most prominent allies. While the pair have publicly disagreed in recent months over issues including the administration's handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein and the Iran war, Greene remains one of the most recognizable figures associated with the MAGA movement. The exchange is the latest sign of divisions among some of Trump's most prominent supporters, as Republicans look ahead to the 2026 midterm elections and debate the tone, strategy and voices that should define the MAGA movement.
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