After commemorating Sept. 11 with a far-right activist who has called the attacks an “inside job,” former President Donald J. Trump said he was unaware of her remarks.

Kellyanne Conway says she’s “pushed back” at former President Donald Trump regarding his increasingly cozy relationship with far-right demagogue Laura Loomer. During The Atlantic Festival in Washington,

Loomer, an extremist commentator known for making racist remarks and promoting baseless conspiracy theories, has been spending time with Trump on the campaign trail recently

I’ve had a conversation or two with the president since, that I won’t reveal, and I like what I heard,” Conway said Thursday about his links to the far-right influencer.

From political fundraisers to the presidential debate to a September 11 commemoration, far-right influencer Laura Loomer has become a staple in former president Donald Trump’s political entourage. WIRED’s David Gilbert and Tim Marchman join Leah to discuss Loomer’s history of conspiracies and Islamophobia, and how she ended up in Trump’s orbit.

Far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer is firmly denying rumors suggesting that she is having an affair with former President Donald Trump.