Trump Defends Relationship With the Right-Wing Extremist Even Marjorie Taylor Greene Thinks Is “Extremely Racist”

Of the post, Loomer told CNN, “It’s interesting how the media wants to, once again, falsely accuse me of being a racist. This is a woman who is on video cooking Indian food with Indian celebrities talking about how she likes cooking with curry.”

On Thursday, longtime Trump backer Lindsey Graham called Loomer “toxic” and told HuffPost, “I don’t know how this all happened, but no, I don’t think it’s helpful. I don’t think it’s helpful at all.”

Unfortunately, it’s not clear that Trump has any intention to cut ties with Loomer. Last year, he reportedly suggested she be hired for an official role on the campaign, and while CNN reports that advisers and allies shot down the idea, she has clearly remained in his orbit. At a press conference on Friday, the ex-president told reporters, “Laura has been a supporter of mine. Just like a lot of people are supporters, and she’s been a supporter of mine. She speaks very positively of the campaign…I don’t control Laura. Laura—she’s a, she’s a free spirit. Well, I don’t know. I mean, look, I can’t tell Laura what to do.”