Laura Loomer, the media personality, has made multiple headlines recently after floating herself as a candidate for the White House press secretary role on X. The suggestion came as the briefing room podium was left vacant following Katie Zacharia's departure just five days after taking up the position. Loomer posted on her X profile,“Hear me out: Press Secretary Laura Loomer.”The post caught the attention of Meghan McCain, the former co-host of ABC’s The View, who has more than eight hundred thousand followers on X. McCain shared that“Yeah - but low key she would be great at it.”The response triggered widespread criticism online.Media personality Keith Edwards, who has more than three hundred thousand followers on Threads, was among those to weigh in. He shared that“The princess of Arizona is not a serious person.”The “Princess of Arizona” label was first coined in a 2019 SNL sketch about McCain.Source: https://www.threads.com/share/BmHSS3E7vW/McCain, who left The View in 2021, was one of the few co-hosts to exit the show without being fired. She is the daughter of the late John McCain, who served as Arizona’s US Senator from 1987 until his death in 2018, and Cindy McCain, an American diplomat and executive director of the World Food Programme.Meghan McCain faces backlash for backing Laura Loomer:29th Annual Achilles Gala - Source: GettyAccording to a report shared by Newsweek, Zacharia's exit from the press secretary role came just five days after she took on the position, and three days after her first White House press briefing. Trump publicly raised questions about Katie's future, telling reporters he had encouraged her to reconsider whether the job was the right fit.“I just asked her, ‘Is this for you?’” Trump said.“And she’s a nice person. I’m going to let her make that decision,” he added.Trump repeatedly pointed to Katie's treatment by the press as the reason for her departure, saying she had been treated “very, very unfairly” and was being “brutalized by the media.”“I told her, ‘Honestly, if I were you, I would reconsider,’” he added.Meanwhile, Meghan McCain’s decision to back Loomer didn’t sit well with fans, who were quick to point out that Loomer had previously spoken poorly about her late father. Many took to the comments to share their criticism, with several questioning how McCain could show support for someone who had publicly disrespected Senator John McCain.Laura Loomer had few friends in the West Wing but managed to get six aides fired after a private meeting with Trump:Jury Selection Begins In Former President Donald Trump's New York Hush Money Trial - Source: GettyAs per a report shared by The New York Times in July 2025, Laura Loomer had few friends in the West Wing, but a significant admirer in the Oval Office. Loomer gained the upper hand in late March 2025, after her posts on X about several National Security Council aides whom she considered insufficiently loyal to Trump caught his attention. He reached out to her by phone and asked her to come to the Oval Office.On April 2, Loomer sat across from the president at the Resolute Desk, a thick folder on her lap. She walked Trump through her findings on deputy national security adviser Alex Wong, pointing out that he had worked on Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, that his wife had clerked for Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and that she had been involved in the prosecution of the January 6 defendants. Loomer went on to criticize a dozen other aides in the presence of several administration officials, including Michael Waltz, who was then serving as national security adviser and had stepped into the meeting uninvited midway through.After her presentation, Trump told Waltz he wanted all of them fired. He then dismissed the group and hugged Loomer on her way out. Wong survived the day, but six of the employees in her folder were ousted. Two months later, things took a different turn for Loomer.On June 11, Trump attended the opening night of Les Misérables at the Kennedy Center, and so did Laura Loomer. She made her way up the stairway toward the V.I.P. section where Trump was seated, but was stopped by a White House aide at the top. A Kennedy Center employee joined in, and for several minutes the two blocked her path to the president. Furious, Laura Loomer eventually stormed back down the stairs.Trump defended Laura Loomer in 2024 after close allies raised concerns about his relationship with the far-right activist:Women's March 2019 - New York City - Source: GettyAs per a report shared by NBC News in September 2024, Trump had defended Loomer after several of his closest allies raised concerns about his relationship with her. Trump addressed the matter directly at a press conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, telling reporters that“Laura has been a supporter of mine. Just like a lot of people are supporters, and she’s been a supporter of mine. She speaks very positively of the campaign. I’m not sure why you asked that question.”With the White House press secretary position currently vacant, Laura Loomer has not received a great deal of support for the role.