Who is Laura Loomer? Conspiracy theorist close to Trump blamed | US News [Video]

A conspiracy theorist close to ex-President Donald Trump has sparked concern among allies that she has influenced him to make extreme remarks like immigrants eating pets.

Laura Loomer, 31, a right-wing theorist and social media influencer, flew with the Republican nominee in his private jet to Tuesday night’s debate in which he repeated a baseless claim about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.

‘They’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats,’ Trump said in his showdown with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. ‘They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.’

Trump reinforced his belief in the claim even when a moderator told him it had been debunked, saying he saw it ‘on television’.

The rumor had been circulating right-wing channels on the Internet, but many have suspected that Loomer, who had been posting about it, directly inspired Trump to …