Overview
- Loomer used Patel’s Indian heritage in a post on X, claiming Qatar “makes Indians like you slaves under Kafala.”
- She accused Patel of aligning with “pro-Islamic terror” interests and cited his signing of agreements with Qatar’s Interior Ministry and intelligence sharing.
- Qatari state media reported Patel signed two memorandums of understanding in Doha focused on information-sharing, training, and capacity-building.
- Patel’s ethics filing acknowledged consulting for the Embassy of Qatar through November 2024, a one-year recusal that has now expired, and a March waiver permitting Qatar-related participation.
- Loomer alleged unregistered FARA lobbying and pointed to a “Qatari-sponsored” Kennedy Center event, claims not independently verified in these reports, as critics online condemned her racial remarks.