Laura Loomer, one of President Donald Trump's most loyal allies, spent years minimizing Russia's invasion and amplifying Russian propaganda to her nearly two million social media followers, once calling Ukraine "a country full of Nazi apologists." This week, the penny dropped.
Loomer met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday and, in describing an air raid in Kyiv, said, "We have been so propagandized by Russia, and we don't even realize it." Even Trump shared her Zelenskyy interview on Truth Social, captioning it "Very Good!!!" Her pivot reportedly mirrors Trump's own softening on Ukraine, which has included agreeing that Kyiv may produce Patriot missiles for its defense.
Loomer's conversion is, perhaps, part of a broader realignment among Trump's MAGA supporters.
Controversial podcast host Tim Pool, who once called Ukraine an enemy of the U.S., posted Friday that Ukraine "has been fighting for their very existence against an evil dictator." Geopolitics expert Ian Bremmer took note of the pattern in a reply to Pool's account, asking, "Why are so many people suddenly flipping their long-held Russia-Ukraine views?" What Polymarket Says The market "Ukraine signs peace deal with Russia before 2027?" currently trades at roughly 24% Yes on over $2.4 million in volume.
