Laura Loomer says she feels like an ‘a**hole’ for minimizing Ukraine conflict after experiencing air raid

Published July 21, 2026 3:08pm ET



Right-wing activist and former YouTuber Laura Loomer admitted she feels like an “a**hole” for not caring about the Russia-Ukraine War and continually downplaying it for years. 

“I feel like such an a**hole for minimizing the struggle of Ukrainians for the last 5 years. I often said I don’t care. Looking back, that wasn’t very nice of me to say,” Loomer said on X Tuesday.

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