Lara Trump campaigned with far-right conspiracy theorist and GOP candidate Laura Loomer
Lara Trump, President Trump's daughter-in-law, isn't just hitting the campaign trail on his behalf — on Tuesday, she attended an event in Florida with far-right Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer, a self-described "proud Islamophobe" known for publicity stunts like chaining herself to the doors of Twitter's New York City headquarters, standing there for two hours, and then asking the NYPD to cut her free.
Loomer is heavily into conspiracy theories and was banned from Twitter and Facebook for making anti-Muslim remarks. She is the GOP nominee in Florida's 21st Congressional District, which is considered a safe Democratic seat.
Courtney Parella, the Trump campaign's deputy national press secretary, tweeted on Wednesday morning photos of Lara Trump with Loomer and supporters holding up pro-Trump and pro-Loomer signs. In a statement to USA Today, the Trump campaign said Lara Trump made several stops that day, and Loomer just happened to be at one of them. Catherine Garcia
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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