Paul Rieckhoff says Loomer was 'paid to push propaganda'
Paul RieckhoffFounder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and host of the Independent Americans show, posting on his X and Bluesky accounts
Responding to the Washington Post report, Rieckhoff wrote that Loomer was paid to push propaganda and attack a Medal of Honor recipient, said it should surprise no one, and called on the new Congress to investigate what he called the Trump and Hegseth propaganda machine.
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Laura Loomer has been paid by private clients to post political messages on X without disclosing the payments.
“Radical 9/11 conspiracy-pusher and Trump advisor Lara Loomer was paid to push propaganda and attack a Medal of Honor Recipient.”
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Where this statement fits
Alex Bruesewitz says he paid Laura Loomer for posts and that others still do; Loomer denies being paid to tweet
On November 5, 2026, Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, wrote on X that he had paid Laura Loomer for tweets, though not for at least a year, and that others still pay her. On November 7, The Washington Post reported that three other people said they had paid Loomer to post political messages on X or had overseen clients who did, and that bank and wire records it reviewed show four payments totaling more than $60,000 to Loomer and her company since May 2025, without stating their purpose. Loomer told the Post she is not an influencer who makes money from tweeting, that her business is public affairs and opposition research, and that Bruesewitz's firm paid her for a research document. She later called the report a hit piece. Bruesewitz says political influencers should have to disclose paid opinions.
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Paul Rieckhoff posted this on X on November 7, 2026, quoting a post by Washington Post military reporter Dan Lamothe that shared the Post's report on payments to Loomer.
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Paul Rieckhoff posted this on Bluesky on November 7, 2026, with screenshots of two X posts by Washington Post military reporter Dan Lamothe: one sharing the Post's report on payments to Loomer, and one recalling that Loomer had drawn Medal of Honor recipient Flo Groberg into a political fight the year before.
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On November 7, The Washington Post reported that people familiar with the arrangements said Loomer had been paid thousands of dollars for political posts on X. Rieckhoff's X post quotes Post military reporter Dan Lamothe sharing the report. On Bluesky he attached a second Lamothe post recalling that Loomer had drawn Medal of Honor recipient Flo Groberg into a political fight the year before as a way to go after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
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Rieckhoff goes on to call for the new Congress to investigate this and SignalGate, and says grift and corruption around the war and the Defense Department under Hegseth have put troops in jeopardy. The Post's report on the payments does not mention Groberg.
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The reference point is Laura Loomer's alleged acceptance of payments from private clients to post political messages on X without disclosing them. Rieckhoff states as fact that Loomer was paid to push propaganda, calls it part of a propaganda machine and asks Congress to investigate, which condemns the paid posting alleged.
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Read the full caseLoomer calls the Post's report a "hit piece" and names Bruesewitz as its source
“@drewharwell told me on the phone that Alex was his "source" for his hit piece on me that was full of Hersey and hypocrisy since Alex is attacking me for work he asked me to do over a year ago.”Read statement
Bruesewitz says political influencers should "disclose what opinions they are being paid for"
“I'm not against creators getting paid, I just think it's probably time for political influencers to disclose what opinions they are being paid for. Our discourse would be healthier if those arrangements had to be disclosed.”Read statement
Loomer tells The Washington Post "I'm not some influencer that makes money from tweeting"
“I'm not some influencer that makes money from tweeting. My business is public affairs and opposition research”Read statement
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