US intelligence meeting scrapped after far-right activist attacks, Democratic senator says

Source: Reuters

September 3, 2025 12:59 PM EDT Updated 20 mins ago


WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Mark Warner, the Democratic vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Wednesday his planned oversight visit to an intelligence agency was cancelled as a result of criticism by far-right activist Laura Loomer.

Warner had been scheduled to meet on September 5 with staff at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s headquarters in Springfield, Virginia, which he described as a meeting scheduled weeks earlier as part of his normal committee duties.

Warner said he got word the visit was cancelled after Loomer criticized him and NGA Director Vice Admiral Trey Whitworth online during the weekend. "It's beyond outrageous," Warner told reporters. Warner is the senior senator from Virginia, a state that is home to several intelligence agencies, including the CIA, and his constituents include thousands of people who work on national security issues.

"Where does it end?" he asked. Warner said he hoped his Republican colleagues would also push for access, but that he had not had a chance to discuss the matter with Senator Tom Cotton, the Republican intelligence committee chairman. Aides to Cotton did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

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