From political fundraisers to the presidential debate to a September 11 commemoration, far-right influencer Laura Loomer has become a staple in former president Donald Trump’s political entourage. WIRED’s David Gilbert and Tim Marchman join Leah to discuss Loomer’s history of conspiracies, Islamophobia, and how she ended up in Trump’s orbit.

I’ve had a conversation or two with the president since, that I won’t reveal, and I like what I heard,” Conway said Thursday about his links to the far-right influencer.

Loomer, an extremist commentator known for making racist remarks and promoting baseless conspiracy theories, has been spending time with Trump on the campaign trail recently

Late on a warm June evening in New York’s Central Park, a crowd was enjoying a production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in 2017 when Laura Loomer stormed onto the stage and disrupted the show, shouting: “Do you want Trump to be assassinated?”

After fellow Republicans criticized her appearance on the trail, noting her history of offensive remarks, former President Donald J. Trump praised her but later said he disagreed with some of her statements.

Just days after threatening to sue Bill Maher for speculating about her cozy relationship with Donald Trump, 9/11 truther Laura Loomer has again hit back at rumors of a romantic affair with the Republican candidate while lobbing around her own defamatory claims about the vice president.

Many, including Trump supporters, have called into question former President Donald Trump's association with far-right activist Laura Loomer.

Far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer is firmly denying rumors suggesting that she is having an affair with former President Donald Trump.