Washington:
Laura Loomer, a right-wing influencer and outspoken Donald Trump supporter, has launched a scathing assault on Elon Musk. Her grievances appear to stem from Musk’s advocacy for elevated immigration within the US tech sector.
Loomer took to X to denounce Musk’s affect on Trump and label his “Department of Government Efficiency” venture with Vivek Ramaswamy as a “vainness venture”.
Loomer’s tirade did not cease there. She predicted a falling out between Musk and Trump quickly. Musk dismissed Loomer as a troll, however she continued her assaults, resorting to racist and homophobic slurs. She accused Musk of being a “pawn of China” and claimed he had “purchased his approach into MAGA”.
“Remember if you voted for Biden and propped up @GovRonDeSantis and also you mentioned Trump was too outdated? We all know you solely donated your cash so you can affect immigration coverage and defend your buddy Xi JinPing,” she mentioned in an X publish, additional including, “He’s a stage 5 clinger who over stayed his welcome at Mar a Lago in an effort to change into Trump’s facet piece and be the purpose man for all of his accomplices in massive Tech to slither into Mar a Lago.”
Loomer’s opposition to Musk seems to be pushed by her anti-immigration views, that are rooted in her racist and Islamophobic beliefs. Her assaults on Musk additionally focused his perceived ties to China and immigrants from India.
“The tech billionaires do not get to only stroll inside Mar a Lago and stroke their huge checkbooks and rewrite our immigration coverage to allow them to have limitless slave laborers from India and China who by no means assimilated,” she wrote on the platform. “I do not care about being referred to as “racist” by individuals who do not have the most effective curiosity of the American employee in thoughts.”
Interestingly, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk’s collaborator on the federal government effectivity venture, additionally confronted backlash from MAGA supporters for his feedback criticising American tradition. Ramaswamy’s remarks sparked racist assaults from the far proper, additional alienating him from Trump loyalists.
The feud between Loomer, Musk, and Ramaswamy highlights the rising tensions throughout the MAGA motion. As Musk and Ramaswamy navigate the complexities of Trumpworld, they could quickly discover themselves at odds with the previous president himself.