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Jason Wilson

Trump ally Laura Loomer called herself ‘white advocate’, audio reveals

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Laura Loomer arrives in Philadelphia on Tuesday for the presidential debate. Photograph: Chris Szagola/AP

Close Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer told a white nationalist conference in 2022 that she considered herself a “white advocate”, according to a recording of the speech obtained by the Guardian.

Loomer has come under scrutiny in recent days after being seen accompanying Trump on a flight to the presidential debate on Tuesday, and a subsequent string of racist tweets aimed at Kamala Harris.

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