"Following the deadly shooting at an Islamic center in Southern California on Monday, Laura Loomer, a right-wing commentator and informal adviser to President Donald Trump, issued multiple social media posts disparaging the victims and their community."
"Reacting to the shooting, Loomer - a frequent peddler of conspiracy theories who regularly spews racist and Islamophobic rhetoric targeting Muslims - expressed doubt that the shooting was legitimate, saying that the center was "'supposedly' shot up" in a post she made on X."
"Instead of unequivocally condemning the attack, Loomer spread lies about the victims, claiming they were undeserving of sympathy. "People who attend this mosque want us all to be killed," she said in her post."
"Loomer also said that, despite the center and its members being victims of a shooting, it "should be raided by ICE and the FBI." In a later post, she advocated for the deportation of "every Muslim in America.""
A deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego resulted in three deaths before the attackers killed themselves. Investigators said hate rhetoric was involved and the incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime. Laura Loomer, a right-wing commentator known for conspiracy theories and Islamophobic rhetoric, posted disparaging remarks about the victims and their community. She expressed doubt about the legitimacy of the attack and claimed people attending the mosque wanted others killed. Instead of condemning the violence, she spread claims that the victims were undeserving of sympathy. She also called for the center to be raided by ICE and the FBI and later advocated deportation of every Muslim in America.
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