Laura Loomer, a close ally of President Trump and far-right activist, continues to accuse billionaire Elon Musk of censoring her accounts on social media platform X, calling on the president to intervene. requested.
“This is outrageous,” Loomer wrote in a post to X on Wednesday. “I worked hard to help elect President Trump, and now, as an independent journalist, I am being retaliated against, censored, and intentionally financially attacked by one of his journalists.” Those involved. ”
Musk, who was tapped to head the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced his support for the H-1B work visa, a key immigration program to attract international talent, late last month. , clashed with some conservative activists.
After Mr. Loomer and other hardline anti-immigrant activists attacked Mr. Musk for his views, he announced that he was no longer able to access some of X's premium features, such as verification and monetization.
Loomer said in a post Wednesday that he still does not have access to premium features such as subscriptions, which he said are important sources of revenue to fund independent journalism.
Loomer said she speaks for a large portion of the MAGA base and uses her account to defend Trump and “obtain accountability to the American people by exposing political corruption.” said.
“I was his biggest advocate throughout the campaign, and now his billionaire controller @elonmusk has stolen thousands of dollars in subscriptions that I use to fund independent journalism. They are trying to strip me of my income,” she continued, adding, “It’s not Elon’s money.” . That's money from my own supporters who wanted to support my work of their own free will. It's also my livelihood. ”
“It's greedy, morally wrong, and completely unethical and immoral,” Loomer wrote.
She said it was clear that someone as close to Trump as Musk was engaging in “this terrible retaliatory censorship” and “trying to undermine my livelihood by unsubscribing me and shadowbanning my account.” “It's outrageous and un-American.”
“The fact that this has been going on for a month without any relief is a slap in the face to me after everything I've done to help President Trump @JDVance and his entire staff,” Loomer said. wrote.
“In our country, we have already recognized that money is speech. Therefore, the demonetization of my account is truly abhorrent, and the White House official is one of President Trump's biggest allies.” “We clearly don't have free speech in our country when we can get away with attacking and silencing people,” she continued.
“If they can do that for me considering how hard I work and how loyal I have been to President @realDonaldTrump, they will do the same for all of you,” she said. added.
The Hill has reached out to X and the White House for comment.
