Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is calling for an investigation into the white nationalist group Patriot Front after hundreds of its masked members marched through Washington, D.C., over the Independence Day weekend.“What I find odd about Patriot Front is how under Biden they were never investigated,” Luna wrote in a post on X. “Well funded. Never investigated. The FBI under Biden looked into Catholics instead,” urging the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to “do some digging.”Luna appeared to reference a long-running conspiracy theory promoted in some right-wing circles that Patriot Front is secretly a federal law enforcement operation or informant network. The claim has been amplified over the years by figures such as conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, radio host Jesse Kelly, white nationalist Nick Fuentes, podcaster Joe Rogan, and billionaire Elon Musk. The Patriot Front itself has repeatedly denied the allegation, calling it “slander.”
Roughly 400 members of Patriot Front marched through Washington on July 4 near the Capitol 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.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’s 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (Mark Sherman via AP)
