Laura Loomer goes on hiatus after paid posts revelation
The gist
Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz said he paid Laura Loomer for tweets and that others still do.
Her one-to-two-month podcast hiatus came hours later, after the GOP's midterm losses.
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2025Background reporting notes White House officials have tried to trace Loomer's funding, worried some of her online campaigns suggest paid influence; Loomer denies taking money for posts.
- Nov 5, 2026A Newsweek analysis finds Loomer posted 119 times on X in under 28 hours after the election results, more than four posts an hour, as Democrats flipped both the House and Senate.
- Nov 5, 2026Bruesewitz criticizes conservative social media influencers after the GOP midterm loss without naming Loomer; Loomer replies, and he calls her 'basically the Republican version of Hasan Piker.'
Key terms
- GOP
- The Republican Party, one of the two major political parties in the United States.
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- streamer
- A person who broadcasts live video or audio over the internet in real time.
Source: Wikipedia