One of President Donald Trump’s closest confidantes doesn’t think pregnant women should have jobs in government.

That confidante is Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and 9/11 conspiracy theorist who told The Atlantic in no uncertain terms she’s no ally of moms-to-be.

“Why do we want to have a woman who is pregnant, who is going to have to take maternity leave as soon as she is confirmed?” Loomer asked Atlantic staff writer Michael Scherer, who published a story Thursday that compares Loomer to Sen. Joseph McCarthy and the 1950s-era Communist witch hunts he led. (Loomer took the comparison as a compliment).

According to Scherer, Loomer’s maternal ambush was aimed at Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Casey Means, though it doesn’t appear Means ― a wellness influencer with an inactive medical license who dropped out of her residency program ― is actually pregnant.

But that didn’t dissuade the attacks.

“You should make a decision,” Loomer said. “Do you want to have a career, or do you want a family?”

“You can have a family, and you can have a career,” she emphasized when asked to clarify.

Loomer then tripled down:

“If you are going to be working in the federal government, don’t you think it is a little abusive if you have a job where you can’t bring your baby every day?” she asked Scherer. “Are my tax dollars supposed to go to her because she doesn’t use a condom? Is there not a man who is qualified?”

Loomer, a civilian who holds no official White House title, nevertheless appears to wield some influence ― worryingly even on matters of national security.

In April, Trump fired numerous senior members of the National Security Council; an unnamed source told Axios the “bloodbath” came a day after Loomer met with the president in the Oval Office.

And last week, the Trump administration stopped issuing medical-humanitarian visas a day after Loomer complained about seeing children from Gaza arriving in San Francisco and Houston for medical treatment.