POLITICSJul 5 · 18:59 UTCSCMP CHINAReuters

White supremacists’ July 4 march counts as free speech, US interior secretary says

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stated that a white supremacist group's July 4 rally in Washington did not violate laws due to free speech protections. The Patriot Front members marched through the capital, and Burgum acknowledged their ideology but emphasized the event's legality under free speech.

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