{"id":2624571,"date":"2026-07-05T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgum-on-white-nationalist-march-nothing-i-could-agree-with\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:18:08","slug":"burgum-on-white-nationalist-march-nothing-i-could-agree-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burgum-on-white-nationalist-march-nothing-i-could-agree-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Burgum on white nationalist march: &#8216;Nothing I could agree with&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburgum-on-white-nationalist-march-nothing-i-could-agree-with%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2624571&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>interior Secretary Doug Burgum condemned teh white nationalist group Patriot Front for their ideology but emphasized that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gab-ceo-i-had-very-close-relationships-with-facebook-and-twitteri-got-to-see-the-evils-of-their-business-model-for-many-yearswhat-were-s\/\" title=\"GAB CEO: ...I had very close relationships with Facebook and Twitter\u2026\u201dI got to see the evils of their business model for many years\u201d\u2026\u201dWhat we\u2019re seeing in America right now is the rise of Communism\u201d[VIDEO]\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">free speech<\/a> protections<\/a> under the First Amendment permit even offensive or reprehensible expressions. He acknowledged that while he disagrees with what they stand for, such demonstrations are protected by American principles of free expression. Burgum highlighted that the group, which marched in Washington on July 4, was formed after the Charlottesville rally in 2017 and is linked to the neo-Nazi group Vanguard America. He refrained from directly urging President Trump to denounce Patriot Front, instead focusing on the importance of free speech, even for protests with unpopular messages. Burgum contrasted the Patriot Front march with broader displays of national unity during Independence Day celebrations, suggesting such small demonstrations are rare exceptions to the general sense of unity across the country. The article also includes references to recent fireworks celebrations and other <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >related news stories<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636515\/reflecting-pool-algae-pipes-burgum\/\">Doug Burgum<\/a> condemned the ideology of the white nationalist group Patriot Front but stopped short of saying President Donald Trump should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-inch-nails-frontman-trent-reznor-denounces-former-collaborator-marilyn-manson-in-light-of-allegations\/\" title=\"Nine Inch Nails Frontman Trent Reznor Denounces Former Collaborator Marilyn Manson In Light Of Allegations\">publicly denounce<\/a> the organization, instead emphasizing that the First Amendment protects even offensive speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think certainly what they stand for is nothing I could possibly agree with,\u201d Burgum said on CNN\u2019s <em>State of the Union<\/em> Sunday. \u201cBut one of the foundational principles of the United States, which makes democracy messy, is free speech.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4636478\/photos-record-fireworks-show-july-4-dc\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>PHOTOS: Record fireworks show lights up DC for America\u2019s 250th birthday<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4636461\/brooklyn-bridge-fire-july-4-fireworks-new-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brooklyn Bridge catches fire during July Fourth fireworks show in New York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4636211\/us-celebrate-250-birthday-photo\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>US celebrates its 250th birthday: PHOTOS<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group seen marching in Washington on the Fourth of July has been identified as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/extremism.gwu.edu\/patriot-front\">Patriot Front<\/a>, a Texas-based white supremacist group founded in 2017, led by Thomas Ryan Rousseau. Members of the group believe that their ancestors conquered America and bestowed it to them, and no one else, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/backgrounder\/patriot-front\">Anti-Defamation League<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Secretary Burgum on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mass-infighting-brings-progressive-activist-groups-to-a-standstill\/\" title=\"Mass Infighting Brings Progressive Activist ...s to a Standstill\">white nationalist march<\/a>: &#8220;What they stand for is nothing that I could possibly agree with,&#8221; but &#8220;people say things that I think are reprehensible about President Trump, and yet they&#8217;re allowed to go on because of free speech in our country.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ChpN6Egx2P\">pic.twitter.com\/ChpN6Egx2P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/2073762467067416759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group was also formed in the aftermath of the deadly \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2969152\/bobby-scott-conflates-unite-the-right-rally-with-current-antisemitism\/\">Unite the Right<\/a>\u201d rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017. The organization then broke from Vanguard America (VA), a neo-Nazi group that participated in the chaotic demonstration, according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/resources\/extremist-files\/patriot-front\/\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pressed repeatedly by CNN\u2019s Dana Bash on whether he would recommend\u00a0Trump condemn Patriot Front, Burgum did not answer directly. Instead, he argued that the First Amendment protects even speech and demonstrations many Americans find offensive or \u201cirreprehensible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4540209\/splc-money-informant-unite-the-right-richard-spencer-national-policy-institute\/\"><strong>SPLC SPENT MORE MONEY ON INFORMANT WHO INFILTRATED \u2018UNITE THE RIGHT\u2019 RALLY PLANNING THAN A TOP ORGANIZING GROUP MADE THAT YEAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burgum contrasted the demonstration with what he described as broader displays of national unity during Independence day. \u201cThe good news is these small things, I think, are the rare example,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat we\u2019ve seen this week is people unifying around our country, unifying around the flag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burgum argued that the constitutional protection of free speech extends to all demonstrations and protests even ones we may find objectionable, noting anti-Trump rallies and protesters chanting anti-American or anti-Israel slogans. \u201cThey can say it, we can object to it, but it is something that comes with free speech in America,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burgum condemns Patriot Front but defends free speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2624572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26185105677620-e1783278873194.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[28356,32558,36830,4542,43904],"class_list":["post-2624571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-burgum","tag-hate-speech","tag-political-response","tag-protest","tag-white-nationalism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26185105677620-e1783278873194.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2624571"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2624575,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2624571\/revisions\/2624575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2624572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2624571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2624571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2624571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}