‘You are not welcome’: Controversy erupts after Laura Loomer says she wants to visit India again after Marco Rubio’s visit
Far-right American political activist Laura Loomer sparked controversy after she said she wanted to return to India after the US Secretary of State marco rubioRecent visit to the country.Loomer started reacting after posting on X: “Seeing all of Marco Rubio’s pics from India makes me want to go back to India!She added, “I love India. It’s such a beautiful country. So glad that our Foreign Minister and his supermodel wife were able to visit India and meet the same people I met while I was there.”“She shared the post along with a picture of herself wearing Indian attire.Many users revisited Loomer’s past controversial comments about Indians and immigration. He was accused of trying to soften his image after earlier making racist remarks and offensive remarks towards Indians.Loomer traveled to India in March this year, where her visit attracted attention due to old social media posts in which she criticized and attacked Indians. H-1B visa Program. During appearances and media interactions in India, journalists confronted him over those comments.He later apologized for some of the posts but continued to oppose the H-1B visa system, arguing that it allows companies in the US to hire foreign workers at lower wages, which he claims hurts American jobs.Despite the controversy, Loomer later praised India after spending nine days in the country. He described India as “incredible” and said it could become “the next big superpower”.His comments come days after Rubio completed his first official visit to India as US Secretary of State. During the visit, Rubio spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi.The discussions focused on trade, defence, energy cooperation and Indo-Pacific security, while both sides also discussed strengthening Quad ties and expanding bilateral economic cooperation amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and tariff disputes.Rubio also visited Kolkata, Agra and Jaipur during the trip and reportedly extended a White House invitation to PM Modi from US President Donald Trump.
