Top Democrat says intelligence briefing cancelled after attacks by far-right Laura Loomer

Published on September 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Top Democrat says intelligence briefing cancelled after attacks by far-right Laura Loomer

Mark Warner says officials rescinded invitation because of ‘campaign of baseless attacks’ by extremist Trump backer

Senator Mark Warner said on Wednesday that a meeting he had scheduled at the headquarters of a US intelligence agency was cancelled following online attacks by the far-right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.

Warner, the Democratic vice-chair of the Senate intelligence committee, was set to visit the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Virginia in what he described part of his “responsibility to provide oversight and support to our intelligence community”.

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