Condemned
“What Laura Loomer said is despicable. It doesn’t stand for the party.”
Singleton said Republicans must reject Loomer’s words to remain morally consistent when condemning inflammatory rhetoric on the left.
- Speaker
- Shermichael Singleton
- Capacity
- Republican strategist and CNN commentator
- Observed
- September 5, 2026
- Published here
- September 5, 2026
- Targets
- Laura Loomer
- Classification rationale
- Explicit conservative condemnation and party distancing.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
CNN asked whether Republicans could condemn Loomer while criticizing Hasan Piker.
After the quotation
Singleton said the party had an obligation to say the words did not represent it.
Evidence
Complete source record
CNN discussion — Republican responses and Ashley Moody status (opens in a new tab)Segment discussing Loomer, Nixon, and party reactions
Transcript preserves Shermichael Singleton’s condemnation and reports that Ashley Moody had not commented at that time.