Right-wing influencer Laura Loomer claimed she had a “private” meeting with President Trump on Wednesday to present him with “research” — before at least three National Security Council staffers were reportedly fired.
“It was an honor to meet with President Trump and present him with my research findings,” Loomer wrote on X after posting details about the lack of proper “vetting” at the NSC in the past week.
Loomer apparently presented the president with information about NSC staffers having “neo-con” views, Axios reported.
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But the outlet was not able to confirm that Loomer’s meeting was a direct reason for the trio the staffers being let go.
As many as six staffers may have ultimately been shown the door, according to The New York Times, which noted National Security Adviser Mike Waltz was present at the White House meeting with Loomer.
The ousted staffers included senior director Brian Walsh, senior director for national affairs Thomas Boodry, and senior director David Feith, according to CNN.
“NSC doesn’t comment on personnel matters,” NSC spokesman Brian Hughes told The Post.
Trump later confirmed he met with Loomer and got her advice — but said the firings didn’t have to do with her.
“We’re always going to let go of people — people we don’t like, or people that take advantage of, or people that may have loyalties to someone else,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
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“Laura Loomer is a great patriot. She’s a very strong person,” he added. “She makes recommendations … and sometimes I listen to those recommendations.”
Asked whether Loomer prompted the firings, Trump responded: “Not at all.”
Waltz had gotten into hot water himself after inadvertently adding Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a private Signal chat group last month on planned airstrikes against Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
Trump defended Waltz and didn’t fire him after Goldberg revealed he was added to the March 15 chat.
The national security adviser was seen quickly following Trump to get to Marine One at the White House on Thursday afternoon, avoiding any questions from the press.
Loomer published some research findings on X after the Signal ordeal, saying NSC staffers were not properly vetted before being hired in the Trump administration.
She reiterated her commitment to “vetting” in her statement Thursday, writing on X: “I will continue working hard to support his agenda, and I will continue reiterating the importance of, and the necessity of STRONG VETTING, for the sake of protecting the President of the United States of America, and our national security.”
