Donald Trump is facing a wave of backlash for spending time with Laura Loomer, a Jewish far-right provocateur who was once banned from several social media platforms for hate speech.

What makes this backlash different is that it’s coming from another far-right figure who has herself been accused of hate speech: Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Loomer, who once was the Republican nominee for a Florida congressional seat, fashions herself an investigative journalist and has been spending more time with Trump, traveling on his plane to Philadelphia to join him at this week’s debate. Trump endorsed her 2020 run for Congress and nearly hired her as a campaign aide a year ago but was dissuaded by his aides from doing so.

Now, Greene, also a vocal Trump supporter, is publicly slamming Loomer. The trigger for her speaking out was a post on X from Loomer that denigrated Vice President Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage.

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