The militant far-right extremist group Proud Boys is regrouping and regaining strength as Donald Trump campaigns for the 2024 presidential election. The group, which led the storming of Congress on January 6, 2021, has adopted a new loose structure and aims to serve as Trump's unofficial protection force. Despite the conviction of four former leaders for seditious conspiracy and charges against over 70 members, the Proud Boys continue to rebuild. The group is becoming more prominent at pro-Trump events, raising concerns about potential election violence. Some members are motivated by the belief that Trump will pardon them if he wins the election and are drawn to his hardline nationalism. The resurgence of the Proud Boys has surprised extremism experts and heightened fears of political violence among the American public.
After leading the Jan. 6 Capitol rioters, the Proud Boys are showing up at pro-Trump events again ahead of this year’s presidential election, their ideology and goals unchanged from four years ago https://t.co/IOrWzSOBvp
The re-emergence of the Proud Boys at Trump’s political rallies and events coincides with polls showing a majority of Americans fearing political violence around November’s presidential election https://t.co/cVqi0NAwUc
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Some Proud Boys members say they are preparing to emerge once again as a physical force for Trump, drawn to his hardline nationalism and convinced their leaders will be pardoned if he wins https://t.co/cP5sfHXkYx
Since the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, four ex-Proud Boys leaders have been convicted in federal court of seditious conspiracy and over 70 members charged with participating in the violence. That crackdown hasn’t stopped the Proud Boys as they rebuild the group https://t.co/XU46Rbt5ge
The Proud Boys are back. Four years after the failed effort to overturn Trump’s 2020 defeat, the violent all-male extremist group that led the storming of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021, is regrouping as Trump campaigns to return to the White House https://t.co/rbXfmHjpds
The Proud Boys adopted a loose new structure and are ready to serve again as Donald Trump's unofficial protection force. The hope: If Trump wins in November, he'll pardon members convicted in the 2021 Capitol attack https://t.co/088Of1ptO6 https://t.co/rbqp8YAtqr
The violent all-male extremist group that led the storming of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021 is rebuilding and regaining strength as Trump campaigns https://t.co/CAyMqm7Zmg
The far-right Proud Boys rebuilding, rallying behind Trump https://t.co/Jvjkgjp0go https://t.co/Fiu0rCzVFi
Patriotic former Never Trumpers rejoining the fight and supporting Trump … https://t.co/k1cyQMbUAK