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White supremacist group Patriot Front growing across US: Report
Internal files show the white supremacist group is recruiting through fight clubs and propaganda as it seeks 600 members by July 4, 2026.
- Leaked internal documents obtained by USA Today reveal the white nationalist group Patriot Front has expanded to more than 540 members across 49 states, fueled by coordinated recruitment manuals and propaganda guides.
- Leader Thomas Rousseau, 27, urged members to stay fit and continue distributing propaganda as the organization seeks to enlist 600 members by July 4, 2026, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of American independence.
- Patriot Front employs disciplined, choreographed optics to present a mainstream face while maintaining ties to active clubs—decentralized networks where members train in mixed martial arts and recruit.
- Formed from leaders of the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Virginia after breaking off from Vanguard America, the group has a history of lawlessness, including 2022 arrests for conspiracy to riot.
- Researchers warn the unnamed leaker faces potential retaliation, as Patriot Front is an 'inherently paranoid organization' likely to conduct an internal probe to identify the person responsible for the document breach.
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Exclusive leaked documents expose growing white supremacist group
In an internal communication provided in the leak, the group’s leader, Thomas Rousseau, urges members to get more involved, stay fit and continue their incessant campaign of white supremacist propaganda.
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