White supremacy group Patriot Front march on Washington D.C. drumming and chanting ‘life, liberty and victory’ just weeks after protesting devil-worshipping convention ‘SatanCon’
Far-right group Patriot Front took to the streets of DC to march towards the US Capitol in the latest appearance of the white nationalist front.
Approximately 200 people advanced along the National Mall on Saturday, flanked by police to keep the extremists separated from a group of counter protestors.
According to its website, the group claims its ‘activism’ is intended to assert ‘cultural independence’ founded in ‘our European race’.
The Patriot Front captured headlines last month as they descended on SatanCon in Boston, where the ‘largest Satanic gathering in history’ saw furious clashes between the far-right activists and religious zealots.
Far-right group Patriot Front took to the streets of DC on Saturday
Approximately 200 people advanced along the National Mall
The group donned their usual attire of tan khaki pants and navy shirts, completed with white masks and sunglasses to hide their identities.
With a small number of counter protests nearby, the group could be heard chanting: ‘Life, liberty and victory’.
Large American flags, megaphones and shields were also seen heavily within the protest. It is unclear if the men were armed as they descended on the city, and there are currently no reports of injuries or arrests.
Reports indicate that the group was escorted to the National Mall by police to keep the extremists away from counter protestors, who screamed at the mask wearing activists while they paraded through the city.
After marching through the Capitol for around an hour, the men were later seen putting their American flags and shields into white U-Haul vans before making their way back into the metro.
The group donned their usual attire of tan khaki pants and navy shirts, completed with white masks and sunglasses to hide their identities
Large American flags, megaphones and shields were seen heavily within the protest
Saturday’s appearance is the latest of several events the group have put on in DC, after they previously staged a counter march to run parallel to the 2022 ‘March for Life’.
It is unclear what spurred the extremists to march on the Capitol, however the group says its activism is fueled by a belief that ‘America will be unshackled by tyrannical rule’.
Members routinely graffiti and place stickers on structures across the nation, and it claims Massachusetts and Texas are the most commonly hit regions.
The group regularly joins other protest groups unannounced, and reportedly aims to avoid counter protests by holding events without permits or outside press.
