Key facts
- Reuters photographers documented members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front on a Washington D.C. train.
- The group, which uses fascist symbolism and masks its members' faces, was reportedly marching in the city.
- Hundreds of masked Patriot Front members were photographed boarding and traveling on a Metro train.
- A specific image of a solitary woman surrounded by group members has drawn international attention.
- The Patriot Front's manifesto states that democracy has failed and a 'hard reset' is needed.
Reuters photographers captured images of members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front traveling on a Washington D.C. Metro train on Saturday. Photographer Nathan Howard, who has covered extremist groups previously, decided to document the Patriot Front's activities after seeing social media reports of their presence in the city. He and freelance colleague Cheney Orr encountered members of the group, identifiable by their matching navy tops, khaki pants, and white face coverings, as they were dispersing and heading to the Eastern Market Metro station.