Experts fear pro-Trump paramilitary groups may ‘become active’ as midterms draw near

After Trump’s Pardons, Are Far-Right Militias Gearing-Up to Influence the 2026 Midterm Elections?

On September 29, 2020, during the first 2020 presidential debate with the Democratic Party’s candidate Joe Biden, moderator Chris Wallace asked then-President Trump if he would condemn white supremacist and militia groups and tell them to “stand down” amid ongoing violent protests. Trump responded by asking which group to name, and when Joe Biden said the Proud Boys (a far-right paramilitary group), Trump replied: “Proud Boys, stand back and sta…

After Trump's Pardons, Are Far-Right Militias Gearing-Up to Influence the 2026 Midterm Elections?

On September 29, 2020, during the first 2020 presidential debate with the Democratic Party’s candidate Joe Biden, moderator Chris Wallace asked then-President Trump if he would condemn white supremacist and militia groups and tell them to “stand down”...

Experts fear pro-Trump paramilitary groups may ‘become active’ as midterms draw near

Far-right paramilitary groups like the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have all but “disappeared” from public view following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, but experts fear that such groups may see a resurgence as the 2026 midterms draw close, Zeteo reported Saturday.“What kinds of actions are going to be taken to potentially intimidate voters?” said Peter Simi, a Chapman University professor who studies extremist groups, speaking with Zeteo about his con…