New WIRED Article Features Insights from Open Measures Researcher
Senior researcher Jared Holt helped contextualize a far-right figure's flip-flop on Ukraine
A new article from WIRED examines Laura Loomer's abrupt pivot to championing Ukraine — a country the far-right social media personality previously claimed was "full of Nazi apologists." The reversal rattled some of her own online supporters and raised eyebrows across Trump's online base, irritating existing fractures that have emerged in MAGA media over the last year.
WIRED featured insight from Open Measures senior researcher Jared Holt, who has followed Loomer’s rise in MAGA media for more than a decade. He offered context for understanding her sudden turnabout on Ukraine:
“The primary driver of Loomer’s political posturing is her unwavering adoration of Trump, not a rigid set of ideological beliefs,” Jared Holt, senior researcher at Open Measures, tells WIRED. “While she maintains some core attitudes, including anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant beliefs, she has repeatedly shown a willingness to shift her positions if she believes it will help the president. Trump calls the tune, and Loomer follows his lead.”
Check out the full article, here: