Proud Boys

Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination for governor despite ties to white nationalism

Biggs, who is backed by US President Donald Trump, has drawn criticism for encouraging Stew Peters, an internet personality, and appearing on his show.

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US Representative Andy Biggs (L), Republican from Arizona, arrives for a House Oversight Committee closed-door virtual deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2026.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's tattoo, "kafir" (meaning "infidel" or "non-believer")

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Arabic tattoo sparks controversy

The term "kafir" (meaning "infidel" or "non-believer") is used in Islam to describe non-believers and has increasingly been appropriated by far-right groups. 

|ByJUDE TARAGIN
Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former national chairman of the Proud Boys who was sentenced to 22 years, talks to the media following his release from prison after U.S. President Donald Trump made a sweeping pardon of those charged in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Miami, Florida, U.S.

Former Proud Boys head arrested after accusations he assaulted female protester outside US Capitol

Enrique Tarrio was granted clemency by US President Donald Trump - freeing him from a 22 year sentence.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio at Virginia 2nd Amendment Rally, January 2020.

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years in Jan. 6 case

Tarrio had been convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in planning the Capitol riot that sought to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's defeat of Trump.

|ByREUTERS

Are the Proud Boys antisemitic?

The Proud Boys group is a far-right, “western chauvinist” fraternal organization. They were also name-checked by US President Donald Trump during the debate.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020ByBEN SALES/JTA
People gesture and shout slogans during a rally of the far right group Proud Boys, in Portland