Trump world's Laura Loomer takes aim at a 'woke' Lockheed Martin and its $2 trillion F-35 program [View all]

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Trump world's Laura Loomer takes aim at a 'woke' Lockheed Martin and its $2 trillion F-35 program

Jake Epstein
Mon, April 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM EDT 4 min read

• Far-right activist Laura Loomer criticized Lockheed Martin and its F-35 jet over the weekend.
• She became the latest Trump ally to lash out against the expensive and highly capable jet.
• Elon Musk has also rebuked the fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who has a direct line to President Donald Trump, criticized Lockheed Martin's F-35 program over the weekend, decrying the US defense giant as "woke" and lashing out against the expensive stealth aircraft.

In a lengthy post on X, Loomer suggested Lockheed Martin is delivering F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters that "are simply not ready for combat."

"The F-35 program, one of the most expensive weapons programs in history, is plagued by delays, defects, & downright incompetence," she wrote Saturday. She said the US Air Force is accepting jets that lack "functional" radar systems, without offering evidence.

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