Far-Right Activist Laura Loomer Orchestrates Mass Loyalty Purges Across Trump Administration

Politico reported in August 2025 that over a dozen high-ranking officials across multiple federal agencies were forced to leave their jobs or had nominations derailed after being flagged as ‘disloyal’ by far-right extremist Laura Loomer, with hundreds more terminations planned. Loomer established a ’tip line’ for administration staffers to report colleagues deemed insufficiently loyal to Trump, telling reporters: ‘I’m happy to take people’s tips about disloyal appointees, disloyal staffers and Biden holdovers.’ Her campaigns led to departures from the NSA, National Security Council, DOJ, HHS, FDA, and Department of Defense.

Context: In nearly all cases, officials were purged after individuals were targeted by outside allies who convinced Trump they weren’t sufficiently loyal, rather than for performance issues or policy disagreements. Loomer stated her tip line ‘has come to serve as a form of therapy for Trump administration officials who want to expose their colleagues who should not be in the positions that they’re in.’ The systematic replacement of experienced officials with loyalists occurred across national security and public health agencies, undermining institutional expertise.

Significance: Allowing an unelected far-right activist to orchestrate mass purges of federal officials based on ideological loyalty tests represents a fundamental breakdown of professional civil service and meritocratic governance. This mirrors authoritarian tactics where party loyalty supersedes competence, expertise, and the rule of law. The institutionalization of a ’tip line’ for reporting ideological deviations creates a McCarthyist atmosphere where federal employees must demonstrate fealty to one individual rather than serving the Constitution, undermining national security and government effectiveness.