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Warner Says NGA Oversight Visit Canceled After Loomer’s Attacks, Pentagon Says It Was Rescheduled

The dispute highlights a far-right influencer’s growing sway over access to U.S. intelligence agencies.

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer is in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday, April 15, 2024, in New York
U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Phto
FILE - Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, April 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Overview

  • Sen. Mark Warner said a classified, routine oversight visit to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency planned for Friday was canceled after Laura Loomer attacked him and NGA Director Vice Adm. Trey Whitworth online.
  • Warner blamed political appointees for pulling the plug, while Loomer posted that the event was "canceled" and publicly claimed credit.
  • The Pentagon disputed Warner’s account, saying the visit was rescheduled to allow bipartisan participation, leaving key facts in conflict.
  • The NGA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence offered no immediate public explanation of the operational decision.
  • Loomer has recently claimed influence over personnel and policy moves in the Trump administration, and Warner vowed to continue oversight while warning that politicizing access and exposing a classified engagement erodes security and accountability norms.