Laura Loomer reportedly paid for posts
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The gist
The Washington Post reports documents appear to show over $60,000 paid to Loomer and her company since May.
The report raises questions about disclosure in online political messaging.
Background
Laura Loomer is a far-right activist and right-wing influencer, 33, with 1.9 million followers on X, who runs Florida-based King Breaker Media and is a prominent ally of US President Donald Trump. Alex Bruesewitz, a former Trump campaign adviser who runs consulting firm X Strategies, went public with his allegations against her on X. The Washington Post then published a report by journalists Drew Harwell and Scott Nover citing Bruesewitz and three other people familiar with the arrangements, raising questions about transparency in online political messaging.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -05Financial documents reviewed by The Washington Post appear to show four payments totaling more than $60,000 sent to Loomer and her Florida-based company King Breaker Media since May last year.
- 2025Bruesewitz confirmed to The Washington Post that he had paid Loomer for posts throughout 2025, without saying which clients this was for.
- Nov 5, 2026Bruesewitz first made his allegations against Loomer public on X.
- Nov 7, 2026The Washington Post published its report citing Bruesewitz and three other people familiar with the arrangements.
- Nov 7, 2026Loomer posted a lengthy statement on X offering her services in public affairs and opposition research, and hours after Bruesewitz's posts announced her Loomer Unleashed podcast was going on a brief hiatus.
Key terms
- opposition research
- A person who gathers information about political opponents to discredit or weaken them.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Party
- Bruesewitz acknowledged paying Loomer through X Strategies for posts on policy issues, said the practice had gone too far and called for clearer disclosure rules.
- Support
- Loomer rejected claims she was paid to post tweets, saying her work is journalism, public affairs and opposition research, and that Bruesewitz paid her to prepare a research document she then distributed.
- Public
- Two people familiar with the arrangements told the paper Loomer sometimes charged between $3,000 and $5,000 per post, sometimes asking for more; Loomer denied having fixed rates.
Still unverified
The payments are alleged: the financial documents do not specify what they were for, though two people familiar with the arrangements told the paper they covered political posts. Bruesewitz and three others did not publicly identify which posts were paid for, sharing a selection with The Washington Post on condition they not be made public; the three sources besides Bruesewitz spoke anonymously.