Laura Loomer Denies Report She Was Paid for Political Posts

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Updated Nov. 7, 2026, at 11 p.m. Central time / Nov. 8, 5 a.m. UTC.

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer has denied being paid to publish political posts on social media after The Washington Post reported that people familiar with private arrangements said clients paid her for undisclosed posts on X.

The Post attributed the allegations to Alex Bruesewitz, a former adviser to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, and three other people who spoke anonymously. Two of those people said they had paid Loomer directly for posts; another said they had overseen clients who did so, the newspaper reported.

What the records show — and do not show

The newspaper said it reviewed transaction emails and a wire-transfer statement that appeared to show four payments totaling more than $60,000 to Loomer and a company registered in her name since May 2025. The Post said the documents did not specify what the payments were for. Two people familiar with the arrangements told the paper the payments were for political posts.

The Post said the sources did not publicly identify the posts they described, although the newspaper reviewed a selection on the condition that they not be published. Newstro has not independently reviewed the documents or verified the alleged arrangements.

Loomer's response

Loomer denied to the Post that she was paid to post on social media. She said Bruesewitz's firm had paid her for research and disputed his characterization of the arrangement. The Post reported that Bruesewitz said he had paid her for posts on policy issues and declined to identify clients.

The report raises questions about transparency in online political messaging. It does not by itself establish that any law was broken, and the purpose of the payments shown in the documents remains disputed.

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