South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, two stalwart Republican allies of former President Donald Trump, joined a chorus of Democrats in denouncing the presence of far right activist Laura Loomer on the campaign trail with the GOP presidential nominee in recent days. 

Graham called Loomer “toxic” and said “I don’t think it’s helpful at all” for her to be around the former president in an interview with HuffPost, later adding she’s “a stain on society” in a statement. Greene, who is no stranger to conspiracy theories and bigotry, wrote on social media that “Loomer’s nasty, racist, and divisive rhetoric should not be tolerated” and that Loomer’s use of racist Indian stereotypes to deride Vice President Kamala Harris “appalling and extremely racist.”

Loomer had written on social media over the weekend that if Harris wins, the White House “will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center.” In July, she called Harris a “drug using prostitute.”

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called Loomer’s comments “repugnant,” “un-American” and “racist poison.” The Harris campaign shared a video of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries calling Trump “a conspiracy theory-peddling racial arsonist and a pathological liar” for joining forces with Loomer.

Loomer spent Thursday launching into insult-ladened tirades against her critics, calling Greene “gutter trash,” baselessly accusing Graham of being a homosexual, and making comments about Jean-Pierre's heritage and sexuality, while further spreading the false claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are eating housepets. 

“This is such an important election, I don’t think that she has the experience or the right mentality to advise” the former president, Greene told reporters on Thursday. “I’m completely denouncing it, I’m over it, and I would encourage anyone else who matches her statements to stop.”

Trump’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Spectrum News.

The backlash comes after Loomer flew with Trump to Philadelphia for the presidential debate on Tuesday night and then joined him at events in New York and western Pennsylvania on Wednesday marking the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Loomer, who has described herself as a “proud Islamaphobe” and “pro-white nationalism,” has also spread conspiracy theories about the terrorist attacks.

The 31-year-old posted photos from ground zero and shared a video of Trump talking with firefighters in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday morning, writing, “They were thrilled to see him.” She also accompanied the former president to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where one of the planes crashed 23 years ago after crew members and passengers fought back against the hijackers.

Last year, she shared a video on X that said “9/11 was an Inside Job!” and claimed it was somehow related to then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's announcing $2.3 trillion in “lost” government funds on Sept. 10, 2001. The post misrepresented Rumsfeld's remarks, which were about a challenge in tracking funds due to outdated technology. The day before 9/11 was not the first time the problem had been discussed.

Loomer said in a text message to The Associated Press that she doesn't work for the Trump campaign and that she was “invited as a guest.” She did not respond to questions about her past statements about 9/11.

“It was shocking and irresponsible and offensive to the thousands of people who lost their lives on Sept. 11, including hundreds of brave first responders — members of the NYPD, FDNY, and others — who raced toward the danger in order to help people escape the danger and lost their lives because of it,” Jeffries said on Thursday morning. “The fact that on Sept. 11, this sacred day, he would bring a 9/11 conspiracy theorist to participate in events during this solemn commemoration should shock the conscience of all decent Americans and I believe it does just that.”

The Trump campaign responded to the Associated Press on Wednesday with a statement from an unnamed campaign official.

“Today, President Trump put politics aside and stood beside Kamala Harris and Joe Biden to honor those who lost their lives during the worst terrorist attack in our nation’s history. The day wasn’t about anyone other than the souls who are no longer with us, their families, and the heroes who courageously stepped up to save their fellow Americans on that fateful day,” it read.

In 2023, the New York Times reported that Trump instructed aides to hire Loomer for his presidential campaign before backlash scuttled that plan. Earlier this year, after Trump falsely claimed Harris only identified as Black for political expediency, the former president used Loomer’s social media posts to make his case.

Not every Republican thought Loomer spending time with Trump was a bad idea.

“President Trump is real good about surrounding himself around people that give him positive advice and information that is useful to him winning the election,” Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin said on CNN. “He knows how to put the right people in place to get the job done.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.