Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon has accused President Donald Trump and other Republicans of helping create an environment where racist attacks have become normalized, after right-wing activist Laura Loomer repeatedly targeted her on social media. The comments came after Loomer called Nixon a "ghetto Black communist b****," mocked her speech as "Ebonics" and said she needed her "leash" tugged. Rather than apologizing, Loomer later doubled down, writing on X: "Is she ghetto?
I spoke the truth." In an interview with Newsweek, Nixon said the controversy was bigger than a dispute with a single political activist. "I've been called a dog, which is what she called me. I've been called a monkey, an ape, a gorilla.
I've been threatened," Nixon told Newsweek. "But that's what happens when you have people like Donald Trump and Ashley Moody that are spewing hateful, harmful rhetoric designed to divide us." Nixon, a Jacksonville state representative, is the Democratic nominee in Florida's 2026 U.S. Senate race after defeating former Trump impeachment witness Alex Vindman in last month's primary.
She is set to face Republican Senator Ashley Moody in the November 3 general election, with the winner serving out the remainder of former Senator Marco Rubio's term after he left the chamber to become secretary of state. Newsweek reached out to Moody's office and the White House via email for comment. Nixon said she first became aware of Loomer's posts over the weekend but was not surprised by the attacks.
Describing Loomer as a "known conservative activist," Nixon suggested the social media campaign was intended to distract from issues she has raised on the campaign trail, particularly allegations surrounding Florida Senator Ashley Moody. While Nixon acknowledged that the comments were difficult to read, she said they reflected a reality many women in politics face. "It is somewhat difficult, but it's not something that I'm not used to, unfortunately, being a Black woman in politics," Nixon said.
"It's become normalized and no one should have to experience these types of attacks." Loomer's attacks came after Nixon opposed resolutions honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Asked whether she stood by those criticisms, Nixon did not soften her position. "Charlie Kirk was a racist, just like Laura Loomer is, so I stand by everything that I say there," she said.
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