Trump ally Laura Loomer in racism row after ‘curry’ jab at Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage
The conspiracy theorist was called out for her comments by both the White House and Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene
The White House rebuked former US president Donald Trump on Thursday for his association with far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, slamming “racist” and “un-American” comments his ally made about US Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Before Trump’s US presidential debate with Harris on Tuesday, Loomer said that if the Democratic nominee, who is of Indian descent, won the November 5 election, “the White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call centre”.
“It is, repugnant, these types of comments, it is un-American to say these types of things, exactly the kind of hateful and divisive rhetoric that we should denounce,” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.
“No leader should ever associate with someone who spreads this kind of ugliness, this kind of racist poison,” Jean-Pierre said.
Loomer, who has been travelling this week with the Republican presidential candidate, says she does not work for Trump. However, she has mentioned speaking to him about political matters and frequents his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
Her incendiary posts on X, where she has 1.2 million followers, at times seem to provide grist for Trump’s next lines of attack.
