{"id":2625710,"date":"2026-07-06T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anna-paulina-luna-calls-for-patriot-front-investigation-after-dc-march\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:43:58","slug":"anna-paulina-luna-calls-for-patriot-front-investigation-after-dc-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anna-paulina-luna-calls-for-patriot-front-investigation-after-dc-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Paulina Luna calls for Patriot Front investigation after DC march"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fanna-paulina-luna-calls-for-patriot-front-investigation-after-dc-march%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=2625710&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>Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has called for an examination into teh white nationalist group Patriot Front following their march thru Washington, D.C.over Independence Day weekend, with hundreds of masked members carrying flags, including some displayed upside down and Confederate flags. Luna criticized the group for being well-funded and uninvestigated under the Biden governance, suggesting a possible connection to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal law enforcement conspiracy theories promoted<\/a> by figures like Alex Jones and Elon Musk; though, Patriot Front has denied such allegations. The group, founded in 2017 by Thomas Rousseau after the Charlottesville rally, promotes white nationalist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oops-after-they-called-for-his-firing-tucker-discovers-the-adl-is-guilty-of-making-the-same-replacement-argument\/\" title=\"OOPS: After They ... For His Firing, Tucker Discovers The ADL Is Guilty Of Making The Same \u2018...lacement\u2019 Argument\">supremacist ideas<\/a>, advocating for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-20-neo-nazis-march-in-madison-holding-swastika-flags-and-yelling-obscenities\/\" title=\"Wisconsin: 20 Neo-Nazis ... In Madison, Holding Swastika Flags And Yelling Obscenities\">white ethnostate<\/a> and engaging in protests, propaganda, and vandalism. Several Republican lawmakers condemned Patriot Front\u2019s actions and ideology, emphasizing that their beliefs do not reflect American values of equality. Interior Secretary Doug burgum acknowledged the group&#8217;s right to free speech while condemning its ideology. The march involved roughly 400 members displaying flags and wearing coordinated attire, watched by police during the event.  <\/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\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anna-paulina-luna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11243\">Anna Paulina Luna <\/a>(R-FL) is calling for an investigation into the white nationalist group Patriot Front after hundreds of its masked members marched through <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/district-of-columbia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1483\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, over the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/independence-day\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3805\"> Independence Day<\/a> weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I find odd about Patriot Front is how under Biden they were never investigated,\u201d Luna wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/2073512553439797670\">post on X<\/a>. \u201cWell funded. Never investigated. The FBI under Biden looked into Catholics instead,\u201d urging the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to \u201cdo some digging.\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\/house\/4635578\/democrats-bury-trump-world-subpoenas-financial-disclosure\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats plan to bury Trumpworld in subpoenas after $2 billion financial disclosure<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4635208\/brendan-boyle-independence-hall-america-250\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brendan Boyle brings Congress back to \u2018where it all began\u2019 in Philadelphia to mark 250 years of American independence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4635208\/brendan-boyle-brings-congress-back-to-where-it-all-began-in-philadelphia-to-mark-250-years-of-american-independence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Brendan Boyle brings Congress back to \u2018where it all began\u2019 in Philadelphia to mark 250 years of American independence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luna appeared to reference a long-running conspiracy theory promoted in some right-wing circles that Patriot Front is secretly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-now-get-fbi-threat-tag-if-they-engage-in-harassment-of-school-officials\/\" title=\"Parents now get FBI \u2018threat tag\u2019 if they engage in \u2018harassment\u2019 of school officials\">federal law enforcement operation<\/a> or informant network. The claim has been amplified over the years by figures such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealAlexJones\/status\/1749087518107091362\">conspiracy theorist <\/a>Alex Jones, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseKellyDC\/status\/1748797008708518384\">radio host <\/a>Jesse Kelly, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/nickjfuentes\/10906\">white nationalist <\/a>Nick Fuentes, podcaster Joe Rogan, and billionaire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1412\">Elon Musk<\/a>. The Patriot Front itself has repeatedly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/PatriotFrontSightings\/645\">denied<\/a> the allegation, calling it \u201cslander.\u201d<\/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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly 400 members of Patriot Front marched through Washington on July 4 near the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/us-capitol\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1408\">Capitol<\/a> and Eastern Market wearing matching khaki pants, navy shirts, white face coverings, and hats. The demonstrators carried American flags, some flown upside down, as well as Confederate flags, as police monitored the event.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">In this image provided by Mark Sherman, members of the group Patriot Front wear masks as they march through Washington before Independence Day events honoring the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Mark Sherman via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26185609898007.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this image provided by Mark Sherman, members of the group Patriot Front wear masks as they march through Washington before Independence Day events honoring the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Mark Sherman via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patriot Front was founded in 2017 by Thomas Rousseau after the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The group espouses white nationalist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-school-board-member-compares-bringing-teachers-back-for-in-person-learning-to-slavery\/\" title=\"Calif. school board member compares bringing teachers back for in-person learning to \u2018slavery\u2019\">white supremacist ideology<\/a>, advocating the creation of a white ethnostate and opposing multiculturalism. It is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/extremism.gwu.edu\/patriot-front\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/extremism.gwu.edu\/patriot-front\">known for<\/a> organizing marches, distributing propaganda, and vandalizing public spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> lawmakers also condemned Patriot Front following the march.<\/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\">\u201cThis tough lady is surrounded by a bunch of creeps,\u201d Rep.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/don-bacon\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17566\"> Don Bacon<\/a> (R-NE) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/2073512553439797670\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/2073512553439797670\">wrote on X<\/a> while sharing an image of a woman riding a Washington Metro train alongside members of the group.<\/p>\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\">This tough lady is surrounded by a bunch of creeps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/47BW4uyfLM\">pic.twitter.com\/47BW4uyfLM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Don Bacon \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u2708\ufe0f\ud83c\udfcd\ufe0f\u2b50\ufe0f\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f (@RepDonBacon) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/2073512553439797670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 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\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/buddy-carter\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17646\">Buddy Carter <\/a>(R-GA) similarly rejected Patriot Front\u2019s message during an appearance on CNN\u2019s <em>State of the Union<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat I\u2019ll say is that that is not the soul of America,\u201d Carter said. \u201cWe are all created equally. That is what our whole impetus is based on here in this country. \u2026 That does not represent the soul of America. We in America believe in equality, and that is simply not reflective, certainly not of the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4636515\/reflecting-pool-algae-pipes-burgum\/\">REFLECTING POOL ALGAE WAS \u2018IN THE PIPES\u2019 BURGUM SAYS DESPITE TRUMP BLAMING VANDALS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interior Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/doug-burgum\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5973\">Doug Burgum<\/a> also denounced the group\u2019s ideology while defending its constitutional right to demonstrate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCertainly what they stand for is nothing that I could possibly agree with,\u201d Burgum said on CNN\u2019s <em>State of the Union<\/em>. \u201cBut one of the foundational principles of the United States \u2026 is free speech. There are plenty of things that I see that I might personally find offensive, reprehensible, but in America, free speech is allowed.\u201d<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/2073512553439797670\/photo\/1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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