The Associated Press is facing backlash after publishing an interview with Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, during her visit to Ukraine. 32 paragraphs in this glowing, normalizing profile of anti-Muslim bigot & conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. Our mainstream media is broken.https://t.co/20UUcW06TK https://t.co/5iAzbU9c7y — Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) July 28, 2026Journalist Glenn Greenwald described the interview as part of an "instant media rehabilitation" of Laura Loomer, following her support for Ukraine. The AP and Laura Loomer are both known supporters of the genocide in Gaza. Here's the BBC gushing over Laura Loomer praising Azov Nazis for having "tougher laws against anti-Semitism than the US".