From Kremlin propagandist to advocate for the Ukrainian cause: the spectacular conversion of Laura Loomer, the MAGA influencer who has the ear of Donald Trump

The spectacular conversion to the Ukrainian cause of Laura Loomer, the far-right conspiracy influencer, is an important diplomatic shift in Washington, and it says a lot about the way American geopolitics is evolving under Donald Trump.

The MAGA muse (“Make America Great Again”), who had until then espoused the Kremlin’s theses on the war in Ukraine, has shared over the last two days, to her nearly 2 million subscribers on

“I said the worst things about Ukraine, then I went there myself in the middle of their war to learn more with my own eyes, and I am in shock at how much I bought into Russian lies. It’s still creepy”summarized the one which presents itself as “investigative journalist” And “free spirit”clearly impressed by the scale of the destruction linked to the Russian bombings in kyiv. On Friday, she published an interview with Volodymyr Zelensky, conducted in the garden of the Mariinsky Palace, the ceremonial residence of the Ukrainian president.

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