Right-wing firebrand Laura Loomer ripped fellow Trump ally and Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy as a “selfish leftist” for vocally criticizing the proposed Nexstar Media-Tegna merger.

Ruddy has led a campaign on Capitol Hill to kill the merger, which can only move forward if the feds repeal a rule barring any single entity from owning local stations that reach more than 39% of US households. As The Post has reported , Ruddy’s efforts have pitted him against another Trump ally, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, who wants to end the 39% cap.

In a scathing X post that included screenshots of The Post’s past reporting on the situation, Loomer said Ruddy “continues to show the world, and especially the conservative movement, how much of a selfish leftist he truly is.”

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