Far-right Trump influencer and failed Florida congressional candidate Laura Loomer escalated her growing public battle with tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday, after he deigned to respond to several of her rants earlier in the morning.
Loomer has demanded President-elect Donald Trump purge his incoming administration of "Big Tech" influence, particularly taking issue with tech CEOs' support for high-skilled visa programs and the influx of Indian immigrants to work at their companies.
Musk responded to Malaysian far-right influencer Ian Miles Chong highlighting Loomer's claim that Musk's task force, the "Department of Government Efficiency," is actually just a ploy to "redirect" taxpayer money to billionaires' "pet projects" under the guise of fiscal reform.
"Loomer is trolling for attention. Ignore," replied Musk.
Loomer did not take kindly to this comment.
"Telling the truth isn’t trolling. Read the room!" she wrote. "You bought your way into MAGA 5 minutes ago after Trump almost had his head blown off in Butler. Remember when you voted for Biden and propped up @GovRonDeSantis and you said Trump was too old? We all know you only donated your money so you could influence immigration policy and protect your buddy Xi JinPing. You pretend like you have made such a sacrifice and investment donating to Trump and buying X, but you have only increased your own wealth and the wealth of your companies by practically invading Mar a Lago while trying to become Trump’s side piece. Isn’t that why you wanted so much hands on control over the spending bill and direct communication with @SpeakerJohnson?"
"I’ve been here supporting Donald Trump with the millions of other patriots in MAGA since the beginning, so I actually understand the campaign promises that President Trump campaigned on," Loomer continued. "He campaigned on limiting H1B visas and decreasing immigration. Donald Trump won because of the forgotten men and women of America. Not because of the tech billionaires who cheered when he was deplatformed and jailed and attacked nonstop over the last 8 years. He didn’t win because of tech billionaires like you who want to buy influence to jeopardize our national security by selling out to China and replacing American workers with foreigners who have disdain for white Americans."
"PS: you aren’t President. Trump is," she added. "As he already has a beautiful wife. I’m not sure what role you’re trying to fill. But, we voted for Trump. Not you. Maybe others are too afraid to talk to you like this, but I’m not. Did I get your attention?"