Laura Loomer made political posts for pay without disclosing, ex-Trump aide claims - report

The Washington Post reported that right-wing activist Laura Loomer took payments from private clients to publish political posts on X without disclosing them, citing former Trump campaign aide Alex Bruesewitz and three other sources. Bank records reportedly show four payments totaling over $60,000 to Loomer and her Florida-registered company since May 2025. Loomer denies the claims, saying she was paid for research, not posts.

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer has taken payments from private clients to publish political posts on social media without disclosing them, The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing former Trump campaign aide Alex Bruesewitz and three other people familiar with the arrangements. Two of the three other sources, all of whom spoke to the paper on condition of anonymity, said they had paid Loomer to post political messages on her account on X/Twitter, where she has nearly 2 million followers. Bank transaction emails and a wire transfer statement seen by the paper reportedly show four payments totaling more than $60,000 to Loomer and to King Breaker Media, a Florida-based company registered in her name, since May 2025. The documents do not specify what the payments were for, though two people familiar with the arrangements told the paper that they covered political posts. To protect their clients' privacy, Bruesewitz and the three others did not publicly identify which posts they had paid Loomer to publish. They did share a selection of the posts with The Washington Post for review, on the condition that they not be made public. Bruesewitz first made his allegations against Loomer public on X on Thursday. In an interview with The Washington Post, he confirmed that he had paid Loomer for posts throughout 2025, though he did not say which of his clients he had done this for. Loomer denied the claim. "He paid me to make a one-page research document for him, and then he wanted me to distribute the information. And that's what I did," she told the news outlet. Two of the people interviewed told the paper that Loomer charged $3,000-$5,000 per post, which she also denied. "I certainly don't charge $5,000 for a tweet," Loomer said. "I'm not some influencer that makes money from tweeting. My business is public affairs and opposition research. I also have a media company. It's not illegal to make a living in America."