Patriot Front Marches Near U.S. Capitol With Several Hundred Members as Washington Marks 250th Anniversary
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 4
Patriot Front Marches Near U.S. Capitol With Several Hundred Members as Washington Marks 250th Anniversary
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 4
Summary
Several hundred masked Patriot Front members marched through neighborhoods around the U.S. Capitol on Saturday morning, waving flags and chanting “reclaim America!” before leaving the city before 11 a.m., police said.
Tan hats bearing the group’s 13-star logo and Confederate battle flags identified the marchers as part of the white nationalist organization, which advocates turning the United States into a white ethno-state.
Metropolitan Police said the march was brief and emphasized both free-expression rights and public safety as Washington prepared for the main events of the nation’s 250th birthday celebration.
Patriot Front, formed in 2017 after splitting from Vanguard America following Charlottesville, has repeatedly staged rapid, uniformed demonstrations in U.S. cities, including a large march in Nashville two summers ago.