Laura Loomer Reverses on Ukraine After 10-Day Kyiv Trip, Seeks White House Meeting
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 3
Laura Loomer Reverses on Ukraine After 10-Day Kyiv Trip, Seeks White House Meeting
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 3
Summary
Ten days in Ukraine turned Laura Loomer from a MAGA critic of Kyiv into one of its most visible conservative advocates, after she arrived in Kyiv on July 19 and returned to Florida pressing a pro-Ukraine case.
Her shift followed meetings in Kyiv and Kharkiv, a 40-minute interview with President Volodymyr Zelensky, and growing conviction that Russian propaganda is radicalizing U.S. right-wing audiences online.
Loomer now says she expects to visit the White House this month to brief President Donald Trump, who promoted her Zelensky interview and has lately sounded somewhat warmer toward Ukraine.
Kyiv sees the conversion as a payoff from its outreach to MAGA influencers, especially after Sen. Lindsey Graham — a key Ukraine advocate in Trump's orbit — died on July 11 after visiting Zelensky.
The episode underscores Ukraine's broader effort to win over Trump-aligned conservatives by tying support for Kyiv to U.S. strategic interests and resistance to Russia and Iran.