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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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James Risen

What’s behind Maga influencer Laura Loomer’s about-face on Ukraine?

A man and woman sitting across from each other at a table
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits with Laura Loomer on 23 July 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Ukrainian presidential press office/AP

Laura Loomer, the online Maga provocateur, has never worked in the White House or anywhere else in the government, but her sudden conversion to the Ukrainian cause this week is significant because her social media posts often have real policy implications in the second Trump administration.

The rightwing commentator has spent the last few days in Kyiv, where she announced a newfound sympathy for Ukraine in its long war with Russia, and admitted that she had previously fallen for Russian propaganda.

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