A large group of masked members of the white supremacist group Patriotic Front marched. Washington DCon July 4, as President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 Celebration, marking America’s 250th anniversary, unfolded in the nation’s capital, Confederate flags and upside-down American flags were raised.
On Saturday, as Washington celebrated its 250th anniversary of American independence, photographers photographed Patriot Front members at the Eastern Market subway station and other public transit systems, upsetting passengers. The White House said the Freedom 250 effort includes a “Salute to America Celebration and Fireworks” on the National Mall on July 4, and President Trump is scheduled to speak as part of the day’s program.
Members of the racist group Patriotic Front ride the subway in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2026.Finn Gomez via Getty Images
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WTOP reporter Mitchell Miller posted footage to X of what he described as “a group of masked men gathered at Union Station,” saying they held Confederate flags and called for “taking back our country and eliminating immigrants.” Other videos showed the group moving through the Capitol Hill area.
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George Washington University’s Extremism Program I will explain The Patriot Front is a white supremacist organization founded in 2017 after the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. virginia. According to GWU, the group promotes an “ultranationalist ideology centered around the idea of ​​creating a white ethnic state in the United States.”
Anti-Defamation League identify Patriot Front, a white supremacist group that split from Vanguard America after Charlottesville, says the group uses patriotic imagery to package white supremacist ideology.
The scene was similar to another Patriot Front march in Washington earlier this year. In January, defender reported About 100 members of the group, including leader Thomas Rousseau, marched along the National Mall as Vice President J.D. Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson spoke about the March for Life. The group wore matching blue jackets, khaki pants, baseball caps and white masks, and a Metropolitan Police Department officer led the march on a bicycle.
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