“Should MAGA stay home in 2026?” Laura Loomer wages racist war on “tech bros” over Indian migrants

“Should MAGA stay home in 2026?” Laura Loomer wages racist war on “tech bros” over Indian migrants

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Trump acolyte and self-proclaimed “proud Islamophobe”Laura Loomer is threatening to tell MAGA to “stay home” in the next midterm elections amid an escalating feud with “tech brothers” Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy over Silicon Valley’s reliance on foreign-born workers.

Loomer went on a multi-day tirade on social media over President-elect Donald Trump’s recent appointment of Indian-American entrepreneur Sriram Krishnan as senior policy advisor on AI, prompting the MAGA stalwart to vent about Krishnan’s support of H-1B -Visas to annoy Indian immigrants.

With the Trump administration promising immediate action on immigration, Loomer launched a series of attacks on Indians after Krishnan’s appointment that were described as “racist” and which she called “deeply disturbing.” Describing workers from India as “Third World invaders,” Loomer also disagreed with Musk and Ramaswamy, who defended the tech industry that imported “super-talented engineers” from overseas.

“The average IQ in India is 76,” Loomer once tweeted, along with several other posts disparaging Indians and their homeland.

Far-right activist Laura Loomer listens as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a
Far-right activist Laura Loomer listens as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a “Get Out The Vote” rally at Coastal Carolina University on February 10 (Getty Images)

Loomer, who previously drew backlash for making bigoted comments about Kamala Harris’ Indian heritage, has found support from what some are calling “OG MAGA” in her civil war against Trump-supporting tech entrepreneurs. In particular, she received a lot of support from the “Groypers,” followers of notorious white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

Meanwhile, Loomer has directed much of her ire directly at Musk, calling him a “Level 5 bracket” and questioning whether the DOGE government’s Efficiency Advisory Committee, which he co-chairs with Ramaswamy, “is spending.” The tech billionaires would “cut” or simply redirect the funds “to their favorite projects.”

Musk, for his part, has dismissed Loomer as a “troll” who should be ignored. In response, Loomer suggested that the X (formerly Twitter) owner and “first buddy” would soon take on Trump.

While Loomer has chafed at Krishnan’s appointment all week, criticism from her and other MAGA activists increased after his earlier suggestion that Musk lift caps on green cards for skilled immigrants resurfaced online. According to Loomer, Krishnan and other tech entrepreneurs want foreign students “to come to the U.S. and take jobs that should be given to American STEM students.”

After an Indian immigrant described her opposition to high-skilled immigration as “fundamentally anti-American,” Loomer’s comments became even more bigoted and offensive.

“Actually, our country was built by white Europeans. No third world invaders from India,” she tweeted on Christmas Eve. “You know, it was white Europeans who created the American dream, and we didn’t create it so it could be exploited by pro-open-border techies like you. PS: Why do people in India still shit in the water they bathe and drink from?”

David Sacks, the new AI and crypto czar, dismissed Loomer’s complaints that Krishnan and other Trump-supporting Silicon Valley executives were “career leftists,” adding that “supporting a limited number of highly skilled immigrants is always is still a dominant view on the right.” Loomer responded by falsely accusing Krishnan of donating to Harris’ campaign. (It was another person with the same name.)

While Ramaswamy cited 1990s sitcoms as the main reason there are not enough qualified U.S.-born engineers and claimed that the tech industry needs more workers from India as a result, Musk emphasized that “the number of people super talented AND super engineers.” The motivation in the USA is far too low.”

Responding to a right-wing activist who said it was “wild” that MAGA was “turning against” him and DOGE, Musk stated, “Loomer is trolling for attention. Ignore.”

While simultaneously ranting about Musk, Loomer was also outraged that Krishnan appeared to have a friendly relationship with Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna.

“Should MAGA stay home in 2026? I want @TeamTrump to let us know who is a priority,” she wrote. “The MAGA base or an anti-Trump Democrat congressman who receives donations from tech bros and voted to impeach Trump? I just want to know what to say to voters in 2026 when they ask me whether they should vote.”

As for the world’s richest man, Loomer accused Musk of being “compromised” by the Chinese government and that Trump needed to push him out of his inner circle.

“The elephant in the room is that @elonmusk, who is not and never has been MAGA, is a total liability to the Trump transition,” Loomer tweeted Thursday. “He is a Level 5 hanger-on who has outstayed his welcome at Mar a Lago to become Trump’s supporting figure and the leader for all of his Big Tech accomplices sneaking into Mar a Lago.”

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