Laura Loomer trended on Twitter Friday night as news broke of the activist’s Florida congressional bid.
The 26-year-old right-wing activist — who once chained herself to Twitter’s New York City offices to protest her ban from the social network for what they considered an anti-Muslim tweet — announced her intention Friday to run as a Republican against Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel in Florida’s 21st Congressional District.
BREAKING: Laura Loomer is running for Congress in Florida’s 21st Congressional district.
If elected, she will likely be a very strong fighter against tech censorship on Capital Hill. ???????? pic.twitter.com/ZwHo8mKUdX
— Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) August 2, 2019
Laura Loomer has filed to run for Congress: https://t.co/WULkZBaixE
— Cassandra Fairbanks (@CassandraRules) August 2, 2019
The district is reportedly heavily Democratic, so much so that Frankel didn’t face a GOP challenger in 2018, but none of that stopped people on Twitter from reacting to Loomer’s candidacy. (RELATED: ‘Day Of The Long Knives:’ Conservatives, Free Speech Advocates Condemn Latest Facebook Bans)
Some conservatives and free speech activists were pleased and even optimistic about her chances.
#1 trending on Twitter is #LauraLoomer because she will be the next congresswoman from Florida 21! She will single-handedly take down the entire #Squad ????????☝???? pic.twitter.com/EdpPoaY2ES
— Ivan E. Raiklin????????☝???? (@Raiklin) August 3, 2019
Love this. Go Laura!
What will @Twitter do when she wins the GOP primary? And then the general election? Will they BAN an endorsed Congressional candidate? Or even an elected Member of Congress?
Stay tuned, this will be one helluva race… https://t.co/EMU78OAxj5
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) August 2, 2019
Link to donate to Laura Loomer’s campaign! ???? https://t.co/7juLsOYc0e https://t.co/njXxrtXMSv
— Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) August 2, 2019
Crazy how someone like Cardi B who has admitted to drugging and robbing men has a platform on Twitter but a true patriot and amazing journalist like Laura Loomer does not. I wonder which one poses a greater threat to revealing the truth? ????
— derek schwartz (@derek_mafs) August 3, 2019
With Laura Loomer running for Congress it’s more important than ever for Twitter to reinstate her. Laura has a voice that needs to be heard!
— derek schwartz (@derek_mafs) August 3, 2019
Laura Loomer is going to be the first boss congresswoman in the country.
— Omar Navarro (@RealOmarNavarro) August 3, 2019
Laura Loomer filing to run for Congress is on top.
This will be an interesting race.
I’ve recently seen a much different, more mature and focused Laura who is hitting all the right messaging notes for the Trump base in FL. pic.twitter.com/BWT4xcgjNj
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) August 3, 2019
Blogger Mike Cernovich cited Loomer’s employment of longtime GOP strategist Karen Giorno as a move that could warrant taking the candidacy seriously.
Karen Giorno is the real deal. Anyone dismissing Laura Loomer’s run as “stunt” might be surprised….. https://t.co/fFsQYpBlNe
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) August 2, 2019
Others weren’t so sure:
Laura Loomer probably is running just to get a candidate campaign account, so she can get back on Twitter.
— Mark R. Yzaguirre (@markyzaguirre) August 3, 2019
Looking forward to human tiki torch Laura Loomer’s congressional campaign. May it be as sharp as her powers of observation. pic.twitter.com/XUMcNUMBbm
— shauna (@goldengateblond) August 3, 2019
Looking forward to Laura Loomer handcuffing herself to the U.S. Capitol building because Pelosi somehow rigged the election against her.
— $iraj Ha$hmi (@SirajAHashmi) August 2, 2019