Last weekend the Texas-based white supremacist group Patriot Front took to the streets of Washington, D.C., to rally in the nation’s capital.
About 150 people marched to the National Mall with a battle call to “reclaim America” as counter-protesters shadowed them while denouncing their form of nationalism as hate-mongering and bigotry disguised as patriotism.
Law enforcement was on hand to make sure no one from either side lashed out and disrupted the peace.
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On Saturday, May 13, the self-styled patriots were lined up in rows wearing boots, tan pants, blue shirts, white face masks and tan dad caps with the logo of the organization in the center as they presented themselves for their demonstration. According to videos that circulated on social media, various members carried upside-down American flags, shields, and drums as they walked.
The signs bore their mantra, “Reclaim America,” and the members chanted “life, liberty, victory.”
The Washington D.C. branch of the Anti-Defamation League released a statement expressing its disgust at the rally.
“We are disgusted by the actions of Patriot Front today in DC. This white supremacist group known for its flash demonstrations marched on the National Mall carrying banners spewing their hateful rhetoric,” the civil rights organization stated. “Since 2019, Patriot Front has been responsible for the vast majority of white supremacist propaganda distributions in…
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