Records Show Payments to Laura Loomer, Purpose Disputed

Financial documents reviewed in reporting appear to show four payments totaling more than $60,000 sent to Laura Loomer and King Breaker Media since May 2025, while Loomer denies receiving money to post political messages. The records do not state what the payments were for, leaving their purpose disputed.

Alex Bruesewitz, a former adviser to Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, told the Washington Post that he paid Loomer through his political consulting firm, X Strategies, in 2025 for policy-related tweets. He did not identify the clients behind the work. Bruesewitz said the arrangements needed clearer disclosure and had gotten out of hand.

Loomer described the assignment differently. She said Bruesewitz paid her to prepare a one-page research document and wanted the information distributed, possibly on X or in an article. She said she was not paid to post and characterized her work as public affairs and opposition research.

Three people familiar with payments, speaking anonymously, gave a different account. Two said they paid Loomer directly for political posts, while a third said they oversaw clients who paid her. Two of the people placed the price at $3,000 to $5,000 per post,...