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Laura Loomer, an ally to President Donald Trump, said she believes Democrats were "right" about some conservatives being Nazis on Tuesday.
Newsweek reached out to Loomer for comment via email.
Why It Matters
Loomer’s remarks come as conservatives remain split about the future of the Republican Party. She has argued over a series of posts in recent days that the conservative movement should have "decency" and reject outright racism and antisemitism as many have lamented the rise of neo-Nazism. The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) warned earlier this year that there has been an "explosion" in active chapters of neo-Nazi Active Clubs in the U.S. and abroad.
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What to Know
Loomer raised concerns about the presence of neo-Nazis on the right in a series of posts to X on Tuesday.
"Maybe some of those Democrats were right when they called some people on the so called right Nazis. It’s kind of undeniable at this point that we do have a neo-Nazi problem on the right," Loomer wrote.
She warned that if the Republican Party ignores this problem, they will suffer "bigger" election losses in both the 2026 midterms and 2028 elections.
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In a separate post, she wrote, "Good morning to everyone who isn’t naive to the fact that the GOP has a Neo Nazi and Jihadi sympathizer problem."
Divisions within the Republican Party were on display during Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest over the weekend as prominent conservative influencers sparred over issues including Israel and antisemitism. Loomer has taken to social media in recent days to share her own critiques of the conservative movement.
She called for the GOP to have "moral clarity" in a post Monday evening, writing it is not OK "to brainwash American youth into hating Jewish people and Christian Zionists."
"I’m not going to turn a blind eye to a digital Pogrom that is quickly turning into real world physical violence and death. I don’t care about being kept out of the ‘club,’" she wrote. "We need to have people who stand on principles with moral clarity."
She also accused Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host who has been an Israel critic, of "trying to have a hostile takeover of the GOP to destroy MAGA & redefine the GOP into modern day Hitler youth with a drizzle of Sharia Law on top."
Newsweek emailed Carlson's team for comment.
What People Are Saying
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro criticized some on the right during a speech at the Turning Point USA event: "These people are frauds, and they are grifters, and they do not deserve your time."
Tucker Carlson said during AmericaFest: "Is it ‘America First’ to take money from a foreign lobby so you’ll send taxpayer dollars to that country? Even the question kind of answers itself, obviously it isn’t. That’s not an attack on Israel; it’s certainly not antisemitism, despite the efforts of many to claim that it is. It’s just an obvious statement."
Loomer wrote to X on December 21: "The GOP has a serious issue and yes, it does need to be addressed by the party. Ignoring this isn’t going to help. We need to have standards or we won’t be any different than the left."
What Happens Next
Conservatives remain divided about the future of the GOP.
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