Small group of Proud Boys protestors march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 anniversary
Source: The Hill
01/06/26 3:12 PM ET
A small group of Proud Boys protestors marched to the U.S. Capitol on the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the building. The group convened by the Ellipse midday Tuesday, later making their way to the west Capitol grounds, The Hill’s sister network NewsNation reported. Upon making it to the west Capitol grounds, they crafted a memorial honoring rioter Ashli Babbit, who was shot and killed by law enforcement amid the attack on the Capitol, per NewsNation.
Enrique Tarrio, a former leader of the Proud Boys, is one of the organizers of the march. In a post on the social platform X last month, Tarrio said that the march would be “PEACEFUL” and “PATRIOTIC.” “If you have any intention of causing trouble we ask that you stay home. This event will focus on one thing and one thing only…HER memory,” he added, referring to Babbit.
The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol five years ago left Washington rattled, with discussion of the events of the day still a hot topic in today’s politics. Democrats have used the half-decade anniversary to slam President Trump, arguing that he incited the riot. Over 1,500 rioters later received full pardons from Trump, with the president also commuting the sentences of extremist group leaders.
“Five years ago today, a violent mob brutally attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Their mission was to overturn a free and fair election. We will never allow extremists to whitewash their treachery,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said in a post on X Tuesday morning.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5675226-jan-6-attack-proud-boys/
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Five years ago today, a violent mob brutally attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
Their mission was to overturn a free and fair election.
We will never allow extremists to whitewash their treachery.
8:18 AM · Jan 6, 2026
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Their history and almost everything else about them reads like a ridiculous dystopian satirical black comedy novel a la "A Clockwork Orange".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proud_Boys
"The Proud Boys say they have an initiation process that has four stages and includes hazing. The first stage is a loyalty oath, on the order of "I'm a proud Western chauvinist, I refuse to apologize for creating the modern world"; the second is getting punched until the person recites pop culture trivia, such as the names of five breakfast cereals; the third is getting a tattoo[29] and agreeing to not masturbate; and the fourth is getting into a major fight "for the cause".[26][78][79][80][81][82] The masturbation policy was later modified to read: "no heterosexual brother of the Fraternity shall masturbate more than one time in any calendar month" and "all members shall abstain from pornography".[83]"
"The name is derived from the song "Proud of Your Boy", originally created for Disney's 1992 film Aladdin but left out following story changes in production; it was later featured in the 2011 musical adaptation. In the song, the character Aladdin apologizes to his mother for being a bad son and promises to make her proud. McInnes interprets it as Aladdin apologizing for being a boy. He first heard it while attending his daughter's school music recital. The song's "fake, humble, and self-serving" lyrics became a running theme on his podcast. McInnes said it was the most annoying song in the world but that he could not get enough of it.[39]"
