Podcast Summary: Bulwark Takes

Episode: Laura Loomer’s Unhinged Crusade Is Eating the Right Alive
Date: April 22, 2026
Hosts: Sam Stein, Tim Miller, Will Sommer
Main Theme:
A deep dive into the recent and escalating online feud between right-wing personalities Laura Loomer and Candace Owens, exploring the underlying ideological, personal, and social dynamics that are dividing MAGA punditry. The episode also includes an irreverent MAGA pundit “power ranking” according to how Donald Trump and the Bulwark hosts would rate them.

Episode Overview

This episode offers an inside look at the chaotic, personal, and increasingly vicious infighting that’s fracturing the right-wing media ecosystem. Using the public battle between Laura Loomer and Candace Owens as a jumping-off point, the Bulwark trio analyzes what’s driving these feuds, the personal history and grievance exchanges between the parties, and what this reveals about the broader state of American right-wing politics. Memorable moments, segment highlights, and sharply quoted barbs are highlighted throughout.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Context: Loomer vs. Owens – The Right's "Iran-Iraq War"

[03:08]

• Sam Stein: Frames the Loomer vs. Owens online feud as the right’s “Iran-Iraq war.”
• Will Sommer: Explains the origins:
  • Candace Owens is highly critical of Israel; Loomer is staunchly pro-Israel.
  • Loomer has started attacking Owens’ personal life and business dealings, especially involving Owens’ husband, wealthy UK businessman George Farmer.
• Tim Miller: Notes Loomer’s tactic: “She’s been going for the jugular with the businesses of the kind of America Firsters.”
  • Examples include Loomer targeting Tucker Carlson’s nicotine company and “celebrating the hijacking” of his products.

2. Personal Attacks Go Nuclear

[05:14 / 08:29]

• The hosts read Loomer’s tweet accusing Owens of being a “social climber” who dumped a long-term boyfriend (“Ryan”) for George Farmer’s money, mocking Owens’ claims of religious devotion.
• Tim Miller: “She’s for the streets.”
• In response, Candace Owen’s counterattack, read on-air, is scathing and deeply personal, branding Loomer as “Larry,” mocking her Jewish identity, referencing alleged mental health issues, and calling her “a manic depressive that has nothing of substance in your life.”
  • Quote: “You are the useful idiot of the Trump campaign because they know that in your manic phases, you stay until 1am offering non-consequential schizo Lumer tweets while the rest of us are with our families. Everyone pities you, but the reality is you have both the face and the sad life you deserve.” — Candace Owens [08:29]

3. Implied Bigotry and Insults within MAGA Feuds

[07:01 / 10:04 / 11:19]

• The hosts discuss how accusations of being “gay,” “anti-Semitic,” or a “fake Jew” are used as weapons within these feuds.
• Will Sommer: “There is also this accusation that [George Farmer] groped Raheem Kassam...”
• Tim Miller: “Two worst things you can be: Jewish or gay. Or fake Jewish—maybe even worse.” [11:19]
• Extended riff on the triviality and pettiness of insults (“you never had a bat mitzvah”)—lampooned as “Jewish summer camp insults.” [12:22]

4. Examining the Feud's Underbelly

[13:34]

• The hosts address a Candace Owens video in which she attempts to tie Loomer to sexual misconduct allegations, noting no credible evidence.
• Will Sommer: Explains that many sources are unreliable (“There’s not a single reliable narrator anywhere in any of the stories.”) [14:26]
• Discussion covers Loomer's "malignant" online persona, reputational attacks, and the convoluted web of right-wing “celebrity” feuds, often abetted by bad-faith actors and former allies-turned-enemies, notably Milo Yiannopoulos.
  • Sommer: “There’s a lot of agendas at play.” [15:07]

5. Playing the Viral Loomer Pickup Video

[16:02]

• Candace Owens’ camp circulated an old Loomer video hitting on a future neo-Nazi writer, used now to shame or mock her—but the Bulwark hosts push back against the idea that ordinary awkward flirting is damning.
• Tim Miller: "Everybody sounds embarrassing flirting... In that case, I don't think Laura Loomer was doing anything inappropriate." [17:21]

6. Loomer’s Role in the Anti-Candace Lawsuit

[19:05]

• Loomer is trying to insert herself as a “financial investigator” in the Macrons’ (French president’s family) lawsuit against Candace Owens over transphobic allegations, playing to her persona as a MAGA “fixer” and Trumpworld informant.

Power Rankings: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not in MAGA Media

Segment starts [24:20]
Prompted by Donald Trump’s boast about ranking MAGA pundits, the hosts create their own list—using both “Trump’s brain” and their personal taste.

Format

• “Good” (Trump’s favorites)
• “Bad” (on the outs or opposed to Trump)
• “Mushy Middle” (ambiguous or transactional relationships)

Notable Rankings and Debates:

• Mark Levin: “You’re going to put in there at the top.” — Tim Miller [25:42]
• Ben Shapiro: “Is in the fam right now.” — Tim Miller [25:47]
• Benny Johnson: “Benny’s getting a little rowdy...I think Benny’s in the bad boy camp now.” — Will Sommer [25:54]
• Tim Pool: Considered still “good” due to entrepreneurial hustle (opening a coffee shop), but placed in “middle” for balance.
• Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, Nick Fuentes: All on the “bad" list due to current rifts or public criticism of Trump.
• Laura Loomer: “Love”—now ascendant in Trumpworld, seen as fixated on “taking down” Candace and others.

Alternative (and Satirical) Good/Bad Lists

[29:40+]

• Tim Miller offers a deeply ironic “good list,” selecting:
  • James Lindsay: For being “dumped on” by other right-wingers, but “kind of right most of the time lately, at least in his critique of his fellow MAGA commentators.”
  • Nick Fuentes: “Bad person...but when he makes fun of the people that call in to ask him questions, it's pretty good material. Like, he's really on the people that call into his own show. And you can kind of tell he hates his life now and he hates the other gripers.” [30:15+]
  • Joe Rogan, Elijah Schaefer, HouseInHabit: Included for odd, ironic, or anti-MAGA reasons.
  • Megan Kelly: Gets an “attaboy” for liking Sam Stein’s tweets (“Keep the likes coming, Megan. I like the likes, but I would love an RT more.” — Stein [33:37])

Notable Quotes & Moments

• “She’s for the streets.” — Tim Miller on Loomer [05:14]
• “You have both the face and the sad life you deserve.” — Candace Owens’ tweet [09:17]
• “Two worst things you can be: Jewish or gay...or fake Jewish, maybe even worse.” — Miller & Sommer [11:19]
• “There’s not a single reliable narrator anywhere in any of the stories.” — Tim Miller [14:26]
• "I'm gonna have to defend Loomer on this one... Everybody sounds embarrassing flirting." — Tim Miller, defending Loomer in a viral “pickup” clip [17:21]
• "At some point, you gotta age out of this, but then I look at Megyn Kelly and she's in her prime right now." — Sam Stein [23:37]
• "You never have to hand it to ISIS." — Tim Miller, parodying the awkwardness of crediting Nick Fuentes [31:35]
• “If you have a BMI over 25, you know, you can’t claim to represent me.” — Nick Fuentes (quoted by Will Sommer) [36:00]
• "There’s a larger point here...there’s this tension here where you’re supposed to represent the perfect race, and all your followers are just not perfect, to put it gently." — Sam Stein [36:41]

Timeline & Timestamps for Major Segments

• Live Show Promo & Episode Intro: [01:31]
• Candace Owens vs. Laura Loomer Feud Backstory: [03:08]–[07:21]
• Reading/Evaluating Loomer’s Attacks: [05:14]–[06:14]
• Candace’s Retaliatory Tweet: [08:29]
• Discussion of Alleged Insults (“Fake Jew,” etc): [10:04]–[12:22]
• Sexual Misconduct Accusations/Personal Attacks: [13:34]–[15:07]
• Loomer's Pickup Video Analysis: [16:02]–[18:47]
• Loomer’s Role in the Macron Lawsuit: [19:05]
• More Loomer/Candace Tweet Exchanges: [19:44]–[20:12]
• Power Rankings Segment: [24:20]–[34:29]
• Nick Fuentes & Groyper Fanbase Discussion: [34:59]–[38:01]
• Outro and Live Show Re-promo: [38:24]

Tone and Style

The episode’s tone is sharp, irreverent, and frequently tongue-in-cheek, blending trenchant media analysis with inside jokes, pop-culture references, and barely-concealed exasperation at the level of discourse on the MAGA right. The hosts lampoon the pettiness and toxicity of these online figures, but balance this with detailed knowledge of intra-MAGA dynamics, offering both entertainment and insight for the audience.

For Listeners

• This episode is essential listening (or reading) for those curious about how personal vendettas, petty online feuds, and barely coded bigotry drive the drama — and in-fighting — of the contemporary American right.
• The analysis is both scathing and rich in detail, with choice bite-sized quotes, context, and entertaining asides to bring the story to life even if you haven’t followed Loomer, Owens, or the broader MAGA pundit class closely.
• The MAGA “power ranking” segment is a highlight for fans of political media gossip and comedy.

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