A second figure in Trump's orbit says he personally paid Laura Loomer to post on X - and that what the money really bought was a line to the President.
Florida political operative Jacob Engels, founder of Command Station Consulting, wrote on X that he paid her "a good amount of cash" earlier this year, two days after Trump 2024 campaign adviser Alex Bruesewitz said he had paid her for posts too.
I personally paid @LauraLoomer to post tweets earlier this year. A good amount of cash too. I will gladly share screenshots, receipts, texts, and the names of other people who paid her. It was always very intresting to hear from her who she was willing to be paid to trash and who... pic.twitter.com/eDrmdsxUeQ
— Jacob Engels (@JacobEngels) November 8, 2026
Engels said he would "gladly share screenshots, receipts, texts, and the names of other people who paid her," and that Loomer told him "who she was willing to be paid to trash and who was off limits." The post drew more than 713,000 views overnight. Loomer had not responded to him on X by Sunday morning.
In replies over the next three hours, Engels went further. "I can't control who the President listens to. I can only make sure my clients get their message to him and Loomer rules the WH," he wrote, adding that he felt "ashamed" and "didn't like
