Trump Considered Hiring Anti-Muslim Activist Laura Loomer

Former President Donald Trump directed aides to hire Laura Loomer, a far-right, anti-Muslim activist with a history of expressing bigoted views, for a campaign role. Some of Trump’s aides were said to have concerns that such a hire would cause a backlash, given her history of inflammatory statements and her embrace of the Republican Party’s fringes. The news of Loomer’s potential hire drew criticism from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a far-right Trump ally. By late Friday, a high-ranking campaign official said Loomer was no longer going to be hired.