Just last week, the Trump administration pushed out FDA vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad, removed NSA General Counsel April Falcon Doss, and rescinded Jen Easterly's appointment as chair of West Point's social sciences department -- each move coming shortly after public attacks and pressure from Loomer.

A patriot,' in Trump’s words. 'A callus' that only appears 'after the work’s done,' as one Republican senator put it. The reality may be somewhere in between.

Laura Loomer, who dubs herself an “investigative journalist,” is in the news again amid reports that she is vetting Trump administration officials and even getting some fired for insufficient loyalty to his agenda.