Laura Loomer is feeling emboldened, as the Trump White House this week further deepened the impression that it farms out personnel decisions to the far-right provocateur. Loomer, who seems to enjoy ready access to the president’s ear,

MAGA activist with the ear of the president routinely pushes for administration officials and civil servants to be fired for all manner of alleged ‘deep-state’ connections

The connection between Laura Loomer and Donald Trump stands out as one of the most bizarre and yet persistent alliances in recent political history. Loomer, notorious for her extremist stunts and far-right views,