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MAGA furious as it discovers likely replacement for Markwayne Mullin funded Trump nemesis

MAGA loyalists were unhappy Monday after discovering the replacement for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), oil and gas executive Alan Armstrong, had made a political contribution to one of President Donald Trump's adversaries.

Armstrong was slated to visit Trump at Mar-a-Lago with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to talk about the plans to appoint him to potentially serve the rest of Mullin's remaining term in the Senate as Mullin takes over to lead the Department of Homeland Security, The Daily Beast reported.

Although the details of the discussions were not immediately released, the conversation was expected to touch on Armstrong's $5,800 donation to former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL). Kinzinger had voted to impeach Trump and the donation came around that time, according to NOTUS.

Stitt has also reportedly floated the idea of two other people replacing Mullin, including Stitt's own senior advisor Dustin Hilliary and oil and gas magnate Harold Hamm.

Some of Trump's MAGA allies were furious over the move to potentially bring Armstrong to Capitol Hill.

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer was enraged over the development.

“Has anyone told President Trump that the Governor of Oklahoma is bringing a Never Trumper who donated to a rabid anti-Trump Congressman who voted to impeach him after J6 to meet with him?” Loomer wrote on X. “Hey @SenMullin what do you think about your Never Trump replacement? Now would be a good time for you to speak up!”

Roger Stone, longtime political consultant and staunch ally of President Donald Trump, had a similar reaction.

“Alan Armstrong the Oklahoma Oil Man RINO Governor Stitt wants to appoint to the vacancy in the US Senate gave thousands of dollars to Trump enemy Little Adam Kinzinger AFTER the Jan 6 Fedsurrection,” Stone wrote on X.

Stone also added that Stitt should select Hamm to replace Mullin.

"RINO Oklahoma Gov Stitt should appoint Harold Hamm instead of Adam Kinzinger Megadonor Alan Armstrong to Oklahoma's vacancy in the US Senate," Stone wrote on X.

Co-founder of Students for Trump, Ryan Fournier, had a similar sentiment.

"Gov. Stitt is pushing for Alan Armstrong to replace Mullin in the Senate. Armstrong donated thousands to Never-Trumper Adam Kinzinger after he voted to impeach Trump," Fournier wrote on X.

MAGA infighting erupts with right-wing influencer demanding Trump referee the brawl

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer demanded that President Donald Trump reprimand former Fox News host Tucker Carlson in the latest MAGA feud following reports that Carlson was visiting the White House on Monday.

Loomer launched multiple, ongoing attacks against Carlson in response to his lengthy and combative interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, where Carlson pressed the former Arkansas governor on what regions in the Middle East he believed Israel to be Biblically entitled to, The Daily Beast reported.

Loomer has said that Trump should "condemn" Carlson and urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue legal action against him, describing Carlson as a "national security threat" and nicknaming him "Tucker Qatarlson."

Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reported that Carlson was at the White House early Monday and shared the update via X. "Spotted at the White House: Tucker Carlson," Sherman wrote.

Loomer had a big reaction to the news.

“Everybody needs to be pressuring the White House to issue a statement condemning Tucker Carlson this week. His efforts to derail the GOP and his nonstop sabotage of President Trump must end,” Loomer wrote on X.

“He thinks he can just walk into the White House like he owns the place because his son works there.”

Carlson's son Buckley Carlson is the deputy press secretary for Vice President JD Vance.

Loomer has called Carlson a "cancer to the GOP" and claimed "he is hell bent on holding MAGA hostage and undermining President Trump’s legacy."

MAGA-on-MAGA fight erupts as Tucker Carlson's brother takes on 'bloodthirsty' Trump ally

A new front in the MAGA civil war opened up over the weekend, as a fringe Donald Trump ally declared war on Tucker Carlson's brother.

It began when writer Eitan Fischberger posted about Tucker Carlson hosting his brother on his podcast. According to Fischberger, "We're about to witness Tucker and his alcoholic brother spend three hours projecting their unresolved daddy issues and familial psychodrama onto the American public."

Buckley Carlson responded to that, writing Saturday, "So glad you will be watching, 'Eitan!' Do try and keep your clothes on...and your hands firmly on the keyboard. Can't recall if we mentioned you specifically by name, but we sure did talk about your kind."

Notorious Trump ally Laura Loomer, known for having the ear of the president, also picked up on Fischberger's statement, writing, "The [Turning Point USA] humiliation ritual continues."

"Tucker’s brother recently accused @tylerbowyer of being a homosexual and often tweets attacks on President Trump and his biggest Allies," she wrote. "So naturally, Tucker is having him on his show. I’m sure TPUSA will continue platforming Tucker and his associates though. Anything to not have moral clarity. Am I right?"

Buckley Carlson scoffed at the "moral clarity" line, writing, "From a relentless and bloodthirsty cheerleader of genocide, perpetual land-theft, US-focused espionage, blackmail, and extortion."

"You fear the sunlight, and hate Christians. You can't even own a firearm, or be signatory to a legally binding contract," he added. "And, yet, you have access to the WH and Pentagon? Rarely has there been a greater nor more obvious threat to national security. Or, that would be the case if anyone actually took you seriously."

Loomer then took things even further, telling him to, "Lay off the alcohol."

"You and your brother are cancer and low life alcoholic losers. If I hate Christians, why did I just pay for a school in Nigeria to be built for persecuted Christian Children whose parents have been murdered by Boko Haram?" the influencer asked. "Your brother said the genocide of Christians in Nigeria was a hoax. Who hates Christians again? You are a complete liar. The entire Carlson family is f----- in the head."

'Very rare': Hegseth landing at LAX in Trump's 'Doomsday plane' sets off firestorm online

An aircraft specifically designed to survive a nuclear disaster and carry President Donald Trump was seen landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Thursday night — and reports indicate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and MAGA influencer Laura Loomer were apparently on it.

The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post "Doomsday plane" dubbed "Nightwatch" landed just before 7 p.m. Pacific time and set off a firestorm online as people questioned what it was doing there, TMZ reported.

Video reshared by Hegseth showed him participating in a drill Friday morning at UCLA, running on a track with the school's ROTC group. Loomer, who was recently added to the Defense Department press corps, wrote on X Thursday that she was also joining the flight to California in a video in front of the aircraft.

"Secretary of War @PeteHegseth will be arriving at Joint Base Andrews soon, and then it’s wheels up to California for my first trip with the @DeptofWar as a new member of the Pentagon Press Corps! The Secretary of War will be meeting with Defense Industry leaders. Follow me for exclusive updates!" Loomer wrote.

The landing happened while Santa Ana wind gusts slammed the South California region and was captured by Airline Videos Live on X, which shared the following:

"What’s believed to be the first appearance in its 51-year flying history, the Boeing 747 E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the 'Doomsday Plane,' showed up at LAX during Thursday’s Airline Videos Live broadcast and will most likely be the highlight of 2026!"

The unusual landing sent shockwaves online.

"The presidential 'Doomsday Plane' was spotted taxiing and departing LAX. This aircraft is basically a flying command center built to keep the U.S. government running during a worst-case crisis, even if ground systems are hit. No official reason has been given for the flight, but sightings like this are very rare and always set off the rumor mill fast," investor Mario Nawfal wrote on X.

"Pete Hegseth was on the plane. It’s a 'show of force' from an administration with no substance or legal justification for their actions," podcast host and veteran Ryan Shead wrote on X.

"That plane’s job is to survive the unsurvivable. Wild it’s just… here," Doran Mauldin, community director of crypto group Defi App, wrote on X.

"Wait isn’t this like a war plane ? A flying pentagon ?" User Bella Verita, who self-describes as a flight attendant, wrote on X.

'GOP is a mess': Trump ally drops panicked prediction about Dems winning next two cycles

An influential ally of President Donald Trump sounded the alarm on Saturday, lamenting that Dems will win not only the midterms in 2026, but the presidential election itself in 2028, as well.

A top MAGA influencer who has the ear of the president is worried in part about Nazi beliefs creeping into the so-called America First movement. Laura Loomer, who has been responsible for numerous firings from the White House based on her independent reports on government officials, took to social media over the weekend to put the GOP on notice.

She said, "The GOP is a mess right now."

"Everyday I wonder when the party leadership will call out the growing Neo Nazi problem and Islam problem on the right, and each day gets worse," she added, declaring that, "Democrats are going to win in 2026 and 2028."

Going even further, the Trump ally said, "So many high level GOP operatives have already told me they just want to fast forward to the end of November 2026 because they already know it’s over."

"We worked so hard for Trump to win and now the woke right is being funded with Arab money to destroy everything President Trump built. Doesn’t really seem like the party cares if we lose… Where is the moral clarity? This is going to be a straight up disaster," she added on X. "How do people not see what’s going on?"

'Ultimate betrayal': MAGA influencer melts down as GOP lawmaker helps refugees

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer melted down Friday over claims that a Republican lawmaker worked to help house Afghan refugees at a Texas military base after the Taliban took over the country in 2021.

Loomer was criticizing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and his work with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) to house 10,000 Afghan refugees in August 2021 at Fort Bliss in a post on X Friday, a week after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard troops, killing one and leaving another severely injured.

In her long post, Loomer attempted to connect crime rates in El Paso and called the refugees "unvetted Afghan imports, brought in under the banner of humanitarianism and 'counterterrorism cooperation', have contributed to this crime surge," she wrote.

"Senator Cornyn is currently running for reelection against Texas GOP Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX. The primary is in 2026.
It’s disqualifying that Cornyn colluded with radical open-border advocates like Senator Padilla to import hostile Islamic individuals for the purpose of creating a future Democrat voting bloc," Loomer wrote.

"It’s the ultimate betrayal of Texans. Texas voters should keep this in mind when they head to the polls in 2026 for the midterm primary elections," she added.

Cornyn worked with Padilla to bring Afghans who worked with the U.S. as interpreters and translators and who would have otherwise been targeted by the Taliban after the country fell to the terrorist group in 2021.

'Days-long meltdown': MAGA civil war erupts over influencers' trip to Qatar

A MAGA influencer trip has drawn a feud between right-wing influencers over their relationship with Qatar and the country's interest in its relationship with President Donald Trump.

Emily Wilson, known as "Emily Saves America," Caitlin Sinclair and Rob Smith — three well known MAGA influencers — shared social media posts from their visit to Doha during the Thanksgiving holiday, including stops at a pricey restaurant, nightclub and the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, plus an event with Serena Williams, The Bulwark reported on Thursday.

"The Gulf Arab monarchy is on a clear campaign to charm Donald Trump and those around him, starting with the 'gift' of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet (supposedly to the Air Force, not Trump) in May, and extending to the building of new facilities at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho (which Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth inaccurately reported as a Qatari military base). The latest Qatari charm tactic has less to do with aviation than with recreation for some B-list MAGA social media personalities."

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer hasn't been happy about the trip and "has been on a days-long meltdown over the trip, at one point declaring that she’d rather eat canned tuna and beans in her apartment than sell out to the Qatar lobby in such a way. The influencers, by comparison, appear to have dined at Cipriani Doha, a place so fancy its online menu doesn’t even have prices," The Bulwark reported.

"Wilson shot back, claiming, falsely, that Loomer has been divorced twice," according to the outlet.

On Thursday, Loomer claimed former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is "promoting Islam extensively" in a post on X. Carlson and Neil Patel, the CEO of the Tucker Carlson Network, were expected to attend the Doha Forum in Qatar this week.

The influencer trip has also revealed more infighting underway with MAGA supporters, particularly over the U.S. relationship with Qatar and the Middle East.

"While the right’s feuding is certainly funny, the fight over the Qatar trip points to something larger. As Qatar and Israel increasingly grapple with one another for the loyalty of Republican personalities, even the most ridiculous MAGA influencers appear to be worth fighting over—and splashing out on," The Bulwark reported.

'This will come as shocking news': Trump's longtime friend wants nothing to do with MAGA

President Donald Trump's longtime friend Piers Morgan said he wants nothing to do with the MAGA movement.

The two have been friends for nearly 20 years, in what Morgan describes as not an “easy” friendship, The Daily Beast reported on Thursday. He rejected any association with the MAGA movement after right-wing influencer Laura Loomer described him as a "MAGA supporter."

“I think this will come as shocking news to actual MAGA supporters,” Morgan said in a statement to Mediaite.

Piers called himself “an old school non-woke liberal centrist."

Morgan and Trump became friends in 2008 after he won The Celebrity Apprentice.

He claimed it was "a victory he once admitted came from behaving in the way the then–real estate developer, and now president, wanted him to," The Beast reported.

Despite their initially warm relationship, Morgan has become increasingly critical of Trump in recent years, particularly after the January 6 Capitol riots and Trump's refusal to accept the 2020 election results.

Their relationship has been characterized by periods of intense camaraderie and public mutual admiration, followed by sharp public disagreements and Morgan's increasingly vocal criticism of Trump's political behavior.

Piers has called him a “very loyal friend in many ways,” although Trump can be “impetuous and irrational.”

'Big ol' red flag': Trump allies reportedly 'stupefied' as president takes heat from GOP

President Donald Trump's latest crises involving Venezuela and suspected war crimes committed in the Caribbean Sea, the Jeffrey Epstein saga and a struggling economy have left his allies stunned, according to new reporting.

Republican lawmakers who have given Trump power — from his unpopular tariff policy to pulling back on Congressionally approved funding — are now aiming to curb his moves, according to New York Times analysis published Thursday by opinion writer Michelle Cottle.

"But this rare pushback is bigger than any one policy disagreement or operational misstep. It reflects the newly precarious situation in which the president finds himself," Cottle wrote. "Through a mix of bad timing and the fallout from his own blunders, Mr. Trump is taking heat from multiple directions: He has let down some of the MAGA faithful at the same moment that his growing unpopularity and lame-duck status are opening the door for his congressional team to start inching away from him."

His loyal following has now started pulling back on their support of the president, who were surprised by his warm welcome to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

"This stupefied some Trump allies and MAGA commentators, who could not believe their hero had made nice with the enemy. Appalled that the president called Mr. Mamdani 'rational,' Laura Loomer, the right-wing Trump whisperer, groused, 'What’s the purpose of people voting in 2026 if the Democrat policies are ‘rational?’" Cottle wrote.

MAGA appears to have its own rifts now as questions rise over Trump's power on the movement.

"This brewing disenchantment broke loose in last month’s elections, which Democrats dominated. It was a big ol’ red flag for Republicans desperate to keep their slim congressional majority in next year’s midterms," the writer explained.

The fallout has spurred "a new political season" for Trump.

"Like all second-term presidents, Mr. Trump is also at the mercy of the calendar — a lame duck getting lamer by the second. Mr. Trump has a way of driving his voters to the polls when he is on the ballot, but his days as a presidential contender are done. Even under the best of circumstances, other Republicans would be pondering their future without him. But with a leader this unpopular, the need for post-Trump strategizing is all the more urgent," Cottle wrote.

'Full on crash out' as Trump pal implies dissenting GOP lawmaker 'killed his wife': report

MAGA influencer Laura Loomer is under fire Sunday after calling the death of Rhonda Massie – the wife of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) – a “mystery” and “bizarre,” with one independent journalist alleging Loomer to be “implying Massie killed his wife.”

In a social media post Saturday, Loomer posed what she called a “serious question” regarding the passing of Massie’s wife.

“How did Massie’s wife die? Is there a police report? Is there an autopsy report?” Loomer wrote in a social media post on X. “Why is this such a mystery? I’d like to know. I find it to be bizarre and I always have. Now there’s a much younger woman in the picture.”

Massie’s wife died last year due to "respiratory complications of chronic autoimmune myopathy,” according to coroner Amy Cox, and Massie has since remarried. Loomer has frequently targeted Massie for his efforts to release files on Jeffrey Epstein in direct opposition to President Donald Trump, whom she remains a strong ally to.

Independent journalist and documentary filmmaker James Li, however, tore into Loomer for what he described as her having a “full on crash out.”

“Laura Loomer is now implying that Thomas Massie killed his wife, under the guise of ‘just asking questions,’” Li wrote Sunday in a social media post on X. “Meanwhile she has been having a full on crash out over people asking questions about Charlie Kirk and Epstein.”

While she doesn’t hold a position in the Trump administration, Loomer has wielded “breathtaking influence” in the White House, having played a role in the Trump administration’s mass firings and immigration policies. She’s remained a controversial figure in politics having proclaimed herself to be a “proud Islamophobe” and called Muslims “savages.”


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