The President's Mistress and the Springfield Campaign Narrative

The pet-eating narrative helped swing the election. It was promoted by Laura Loomer as she traveled with Donald Trump and strategically amplified by Elon Musk, Charlie Kirk and Russian intelligence.

We can now reveal that the Springfield "pet-eating" conspiracy carries the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation, with Laura Loomer playing a central role.

Months before she helped decapitate America's National Security Council and NSA, Loomer was shaping Trump's electoral fortunes. As the September debate against Kamala Harris approached, Trump's campaign was slipping. They needed momentum.

On September 9, Loomer unleashed a calculated narrative to her 1.6 million X followers: "20,000 cannibalistic Haitians" devouring neighborhood pets in Springfield, Ohio. Pure fiction. The town's Republican mayor and police chief immediately denied it.

Truth was irrelevant. The machine was already in motion.

Elon Musk amplified with AI-generated imagery. Charlie Kirk's TPUSA spread it across multiple platforms. Right-wing media transformed social posts into "news," creating an echo chamber.

The next day, Loomer boarded Trump's plane to Philadelphia. After spending the night in his hotel entourage, she watched him repeat her fabrication on national television: "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs."

When ABC's Muir cited official denials, Trump claimed a cover-up.

It was a dog whistle that worked…

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