Propaganda Trap SNARES Top Trump Backer

A leading Trump ally who once called Ukraine “full of Nazi apologists” just flew to Kyiv, met Volodymyr Zelenskyy face-to-face, and admitted she had been misled by Russian propaganda.

Story Snapshot

Laura Loomer went from blasting Ukraine as “full of Nazi apologists” to apologizing on camera in Kyiv.
She now says Russian propaganda on social media fed her past views and that she “was wrong.”
Her trip included an air raid in Kyiv and a visit to sites of Russian war crimes that changed her mind.
The episode shows how foreign disinformation can target and divide American conservatives.

Loomer’s past claims and her public reversal

Far-right commentator Laura Loomer built part of her brand attacking U.S. aid to Ukraine, calling the country “full of Nazi apologists” and accusing Washington of funding “Nazi death squads” with American tax dollars. She also labeled President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “jihadi apologist” during the previous administration. This week in Kyiv, she posted that she “did say these things” but now “realized I was wrong,” and refused to delete the posts so people could see the change.

Loomer wrote that she had been “living in a media echo chamber” and said Russian media on social platforms had “propagandized” her about Ukraine. She told followers she had believed many things about Ukraine that turned out “distorted or only partially true.” Her new stance did not come from a quiet update. She made it public in a string of posts and videos as she traveled through Ukraine, signaling to her large audience that her earlier line about Kyiv had crossed into foreign propaganda, not just skepticism.

A Kyiv trip, air raid sirens, and meeting Zelenskyy

During this visit, Loomer traveled to Kyiv on what she called a fact-finding trip and sat down for an interview with Zelenskyy in the presidential compound gardens. She had once mocked U.S. support for that same president, but now used the meeting to admit on camera that she had been “bamboozled” by Russian narratives about the war. Reporters noted the symbolism: a loud critic of Ukraine now sitting with its leader, saying she felt a duty to “correct the record” for her followers.

While in Kyiv, Loomer experienced an air raid alert that forced her into a shelter as sirens sounded across the city. Afterward she wrote, “This is everyday for every Ukrainian, I feel like such an a**hole for minimizing the struggle of Ukrainians for the last 5 years.” She said she had often claimed she “didn’t care,” but now called that “not very nice” after seeing civilians run for cover. She also visited Bucha and said she saw evidence of Russian war crimes there, including photos of victims that challenged her prior view of “who the Nazis are.”

Russian propaganda, MAGA media, and the lesson for conservatives

Ukraine’s presidential office quickly framed Loomer’s turnaround as proof that seeing the war ends the reach of Russian propaganda. For years, Moscow has pushed the “Nazi Ukraine” story to justify its invasion, and some American commentators echoed that language inside our own debates. Loomer now openly says she was part of that echo, and that Russian messaging shaped what she told her mostly conservative audience about the conflict.

For Trump voters, the key point is not to shame a single activist; it is to recognize how foreign governments try to use our anger, our faith in free speech, and our distrust of the old establishment to push their own interests. Loomer’s story fits a pattern: strong online voices take a hard line, then change after direct contact with reality on the ground. Her admission gives conservatives a rare on-record example that some viral “anti-globalist” talking points about Ukraine were not only wrong, but planted.

What this means for America First voters now

Loomer still comes from the America First camp and remains a vocal backer of President Trump, so her reversal will likely spark fights on the right about what “supporting Ukraine” should look like. Some will welcome her change as honest; others will see it as a media play. But her own words undercut the idea that every harsh claim about Ukraine came from neutral “research.” She says foreign propaganda helped shape her stance, and that matters for any movement that wants to stay independent.

LAURA LOOMER: ‘You say there's never been Nazis in Ukraine, but what do you say about the mass slaughter of Jews in Ukraine?’

ZELENSKY: https://t.co/JT2xrwIFOf pic.twitter.com/SGrh02a5Yx

— RT (@RT_com) July 24, 2026

For conservative readers, the lesson is clear and simple. Our values—strong borders, a tough stance on foreign enemies, respect for tax dollars, and defense of national sovereignty—do not need help from Moscow’s spin machine. When an American influencer says, “I was lied to for years” about a foreign war and now feels a duty to “correct the record,” that is a warning flare. We can stay skeptical of endless spending abroad and still reject disinformation that twists us against the truth.