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Adam Zivo: Laura Loomer's pro-Ukraine redemption tour

Trump's favourite influencer says she's visiting Kyiv to correct the record after years of manipulation by Russia

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Prominent MAGA influencer Laura Loomer — who maintains a close relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump — is currently visiting Ukraine to witness, with her own eyes, how Russian propagandists bamboozled her about the country. Previously a staunch critic of Kyiv, she is now praising Ukrainian resilience in a stunning reversal that should be studied by conservatives everywhere.

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Loomer has been a darling of the MAGA movement since the late 2010s, garnering millions of followers through provocative stunts and commentary. Her unwavering public loyalty to Trump earned her the president’s appreciation and made her a central figure in his second administration, allowing her to influence high-level government staffing decisions.

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For years, Loomer promoted Kremlin-friendly narratives and portrayed Ukraine as an ungrateful, Nazi-infested cesspool undeserving of American support. Yet, over the past few months, she gradually realized that she had been duped by Moscow and decided to do some on-the-ground reporting to verify the truth herself.

“I was........

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