Trump Ally Slammed For Saying Alligators In Everglades Detention Center Are ‘Guaranteed At Least 65 Million Meals’: ‘Lunatic’

Far right activist and Trump ally Laura Loomer is being slammed online after saying that alligators in the new migrant detention center in Florida, which has been dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” “are guaranteed at least 65 million meals.”

Former Barack Obama aide and Pod Save America host Tommy Viettor called Loomer a “lunatic” over the post, claiming that the 65 million figure was a reference to the Latino population in the country.

“What this lunatic and close advisor to President Trump is saying is that every latino currently living in the United States should go to prison and die,” Vietor said in a social media publication.

“There was a time when a confidant of the President saying something like this would have been a scandal,” was among the replies Vietor got.

Trump has also made controversial remarks related to the facility after visiting it on Tuesday. Concretely, he suggested that detainees who manage to escape will have a better chance of outrunning alligators if they weave rather than run in a straight line.

As Trump boarded the helicopter destined to visit the site recently designated for the new detention facility, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked about whether the idea behind placing the prison in the Everglades was to let alligators eat escapees. “I guess that’s the concept,” Trump conceded with a smirk. “This is not a nice business.”

“Snakes go fast but alligators — we’re going to teach them how to run away from an alligator, okay, if they escape prison,” Trump ad libbed. “How to run away: Don’t run in a straight line, run like this,” he said, illustrating a wave with his hand. “And you know what? Your chances go up about 1%,” he added, discouraging would-be escapees. “Not a good day.”

Supporters of the facility, including Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, argue the natural terrain creates a “low-cost” perimeter to deter would-be escapees.

Loomer is close to Trump, with their relationship making headlines earlier in the administration when the president fired a National Security Agency (NSA) director shortly after having a meeting with her in which she claimed that that several top officials were not sufficiently loyal to him.

The most high-ranking official to be fired was Gen. Timothy Haugh, the director of the NSA and who also leads the U.S. Cyber Command. Haugh’s deputy, Wendy Noble, was also removed from her post.