US EditionDemocratic senator says classified meeting with intel agency is canceled after Loomer's criticism
Senator Warner condemned the cancellation of a routine National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency meeting after Laura Loomer's campaign, calling it a threat to national security oversight.
- On Tuesday night, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Mark Warner said his routine, unpublicized visit to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency headquarters in Springfield, Virginia, scheduled for Friday, was canceled after interference tied to far-right activist Laura Loomer.
- Last week, Laura Loomer uncovered a classified congressional visit and used social posts to attack Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Vice Admiral Trey Whitworth, leveraging her large MAGA influencer platform.
- On her social accounts, Laura Loomer pressed for Director Trey Whitworth's removal and attacked officials who invited Senator Warner, amplifying posts about Warner's support for Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
- Warner said the administration's decision undermines nonpartisan staff at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and warned that political interference in oversight sets a dangerous precedent.
- Earlier this year, Laura Loomer reportedly pushed for firings of senior National Security Council members after meeting with the president, and NBC News added that she claimed credit for other agency ousters.
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The Independent
Senator’s visit to spy agency canceled after MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer intervenes
Senator Mark Warner described Laura Loomer as “a figure with a long history of extreme and outlandish fringe views, including 9/11 denialism, anti-Muslim harassment campaigns, and associations with white supremacists”
Trump accused of making 'desperate' move to 'please' right-wing ally Laura Loomer
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is accusing the Trump administration of a “nakedly political” decision to cancel his non-publicized classified meeting with nonpartisan career intelligence professionals after attacks from conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who has strong ties within the Trump administration.“Over the weekend, conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer discovered the unpublicized, classified vis…
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Democratic senator says classified meeting with intel agency is canceled after Loomer's criticism
The top ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says a classified meeting planned with a key U.S. spy agency was called off after it was criticized by Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist.
Looks like Trump zealot Laura Loomer is flexing her influence—again
Pop quiz: Who would you rather have running the country’s intelligence services—Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard or far-right weirdo Laura Loomer? That’s a trick question, because you’re stuck with both, and Loomer just managed to torpedo a classified intelligence meeting that she wasn’t even authorized to know about. Sure, Loomer has no actual job in the administration and should have no more influence on our national intelligen…
Mark Warner says spy agency visit canceled over posts by Laura Loomer
Sen. Mark D. Warner had arranged a routine visit to the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. He said it was nixed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office after social media posts by far-right activist Laura Loomer.
Loomer convinced Trump aides to cancel meeting at intelligence agency, says Democratic senator
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said a planned meeting with career intelligence officials was spiked by the Trump administration after far-right activist Laura Loomer complained about the event.
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