Overview

• Loomer publicly targeted HEAL Palestine and denounced Gaza medical evacuations as a security risk, and the State Department then announced Saturday on X that it is pausing visitor visas from Gaza pending a review.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the pause by citing concerns raised by congressional offices about groups allegedly linked to Hamas, after The New York Times reported Loomer had spoken with him about the issue.
• Though she holds no government post, Loomer has met President Trump in the Oval Office and gained an audience with Vice President JD Vance, and she frequently claims credit for outcomes she advocates online.
• Multiple reports say senior White House officials have grown wary, with several alleging her actions may align with outside business interests such as Sarepta Therapeutics, while no evidence of payments has been confirmed.
• Her interventions have preceded notable personnel turbulence, including NSC staff departures after her April meeting with Trump and an attempted ouster of FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad that was later reversed after pushback.