From political fundraisers to the presidential debate to a September 11 commemoration, far-right influencer Laura Loomer has become a staple in former president Donald Trump's political entourage. WIRED's David Gilbert and Tim Marchman join Leah to discuss Loomer's history of conspiracies and Islamophobia, and how she ended up in Trump's orbit. If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for WIRED Politics Lab. We're on Spotify too. Leah Feiger: In New York's Central Park in 2017, a crowd was enjoying a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar when a woman stormed onto the stage. She was upset that the theater company decided to recreate Caesar as a Donald Trump'like figure who was then bloodily stabbed to death. She disrupted the show shouting, "Do you want Trump to be assassinated' Stop the normalization of political violence against the right!" The woman was escorted...
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