Laura Loomer teases primary run against MTG after Trump encourages challengers

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The ongoing MAGA civil war between President Donald Trump, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and their respective allies saw a new development after Laura Loomer, a self-described “proud Islamaphobe” who wields “breathtaking influence” in the White House, teased a potential run for Greene’s seat.

“Should I move to Georgia?” Loomer wrote on social media Friday night, citing Trump’s pledge to endorse a Republican primary challenger to Greene.

The dispute between Trump and Greene was sparked by Greene’s continued calls for the Trump administration to release all files it holds on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was known for his connections to powerful figures, including Trump.

Despite Trump labeling inquiries into Epstein a “hoax,” Greene has signed onto a petition that could force a vote on a bill that would compel the Justice Department to release all of its files on Epstein, and much to the chagrin of Trump, reportedly.

The dam finally broke Friday when Trump announced that he had pulled his endorsement of Greene, labeling her a “ranting lunatic” and said he would give his “complete and unyielding support” to “the right” primary challenger. Greene fired back Friday by alleging that the attention around Epstein had “sent him over the edge,” to which Trump fired back again on Saturday by calling her a “fake politician.”

And now, amid the ongoing dispute, Loomer is now teasing a potential bid for Congress to her more than 1.8 million followers on X.

‘I told President Trump and his staff in 2022 that [Greene] was bad news and that she would turn on Trump,” Loomer wrote. “I told the public in 2021. [Four] years ahead of the curve on Marjorie Traitor Greene, one of the most wicked women I’ve ever met.”

Loomer continues to be hugely influential in the White House, having played a role in the Trump administration’s mass firings, and a potential role in the Homeland Security Department’s decision to subject all Palestinian immigrants to heightened security screenings.

Loomer has remained a controversial figure in politics; she’s called Muslims “savages” and described Islam as a “cancer,” and warned that the White House would “smell like curry” if former Vice President Kamala Harris – whose mother was Indian – won the presidential election in 2024.

Loomer made one previous bid for office, but lost handily to her Democratic opponent in a Florida congressional race in 2020.