Far-right influencer Laura Loomer has escalated her feud with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, accusing him of attempting to transform the Republican Party into a “modern-day Hitler Youth.” Loomer, who describes herself as a “proud Islamophobe” and has positioned herself as a loyalty enforcer for Donald Trump, made the remarks after Carlson’s latest podcast episode with former congressman Matt Gaetz.
During the episode, Gaetz claimed that an Israeli government agent was involved in an extortion plot against him and his family—allegations denied by Jake Novak, a former Israeli consulate contractor. Gaetz also told Carlson that “antisemitism used to mean somebody who didn’t like Jews – now it just means somebody Jews don’t like.” This comes after Carlson previously interviewed white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, further fracturing the MAGA base.
Loomer, who is Jewish and a self-avowed Zionist, tweeted: “I told you this is what Tucker was doing. He’s 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.” She accused Carlson of being “Tucker First at the expense of our country.”
The right-wing provocateur also criticised Jack Posobiec, a Pizzagate conspiracist, after he stopped following her on X. Loomer referenced the Turning Point USA conference, where Carlson and Ben Shapiro clashed over antisemitism and conspiracy theories. She fumed: “We can’t keep gaslighting everyone into believing that Charlie Kirk wanted his organization to become a place for promoters of Nazism and Islam to gather.”
Loomer warned that the GOP would suffer election losses in 2026 and 2028 if it did not address what she called a “Neo-Nazi problem on the right.” Over the past year, she has sought to marginalise Carlson’s influence with Trump and the MAGA base, previously claiming Carlson was “controlled by Muslims” due to Qatari funding—a claim his business partner called a lie. Carlson has dismissed Loomer as a “child wielding a loaded firearm called Twitter.”
