Trump ally Laura Loomer uses Nazi slogan to call for replacing Indian American congressperson

Loomer: “It'd be nice to have an American there, like a real blood and soil American”

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From the April 29, 2025, edition of Loomer Unleashed streamed on Rumble

LAURA LOOMER (HOST): I'm not saying all Indians are scammers. Obviously, there's great Indians out there, but that stereotype out there, right? They say stereotypes exist for a reason. A lot of Indians are very pissed off with Rep. Shri Thanedar, right, because he's enabling stereotypes to, to percolate online. And a lot of Indians have messaged me, Indian friends of mine, great Trump supporters, patriots in this country, telling me that they are embarrassed by Shri Thanedar. So maybe he'll get a primary.

I don't know. I mean, if it's such a heavy immigrant community, it'd be nice to have an American there, like a real blood and soil American. But if we can't get a real true blood soil American to represent that district and it has to be an immigrant, there's gotta be at least a patriotic pro-MAGA, pro-Trump patriot immigrant who lives in that country. Although, you know, I will say I prefer to not have immigrants in Congress. I think that there should be a rule created that says that only U.S. born individuals can run for office or hold office in our country just like the rule applies to the president of the United States. I don't know really why that hasn't been enacted yet, personally. I mean, the biggest troublemakers in Congress happen to be immigrants. Look at Ilhan Omar, OK? I think she's the poster child for, why we need an immigration moratorium. But Rep. Thanedar is another example of how hostile a lot of these immigrants can be when they come to our country and we allow them to hold office. They should not be tolerated in my opinion.

Loomer's use of “blood and soil” is notable because the phrase is identified as a “Nazi rallying cry.” According to CNN, “The phrase dates to the earliest days of Nazi propaganda.” The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum notes that “blood and soil” was an “early Nazi slogan used in Germany to evoke the idea of a pure 'Aryan' race and the territory it wanted to conquer.”