The conservative press promotes, defends, and coordinates right-wing border militias to serve as tools to curb immigration. The symbiotic relationship between right-wing media, law enforcement, and vigilantes has helped highlight common interests and ideological overlaps among these reactionary forces, creating a feedback loop that will allow the United States to Facilitates the narrative of facing an ‘aggression’. .
The two border militias that seem to get the most attention from the right-wing media are the American Patriots, led by Samuel Hall, and the Arizona Border Recon, led by Tim Foley. For SPLC exclusive Both Arizona Border Recon and Patriots for America as rebel militias, and report Foley participated in the attempted riot on January 6, 2021. SPLC designation Although an anti-government group, it does not seem to have a significant presence in the conservative media.
Hall has appeared on Fox News and The Real America’s Voice, a right-wing streaming platform and television channel home to Steve Bannon. war room and charlie kirk showhis group is favorable coverage From conservative blogs such as Townhall and Western Journal and from the right-wing site NTD News possession Epoch Media Group also owns the far-right website Epoch Times. Ben Bergquam, a correspondent for Real America’s Voice, has repeatedly used footage provided by the Arizona Border Recon to conduct a friendly interview with the group’s founder, Tim Foley.Conservative blog The Daily Caller Already used Picture of the Self-Defense Forces.
the militia have operation Since the 19th century, it has helped deport Native Americans and Mexicans along what is now the Southern border, throughout what is now Texas and the Southwest. Obtained Excellence for patrolling borders. By the 2010s, many of the factors that led to Donald Trump’s rise (such as rising immigration and Barack’s backlash against former President Barack Obama) also fueled a resurgence of right-wing border militias.
Hall claims his group is working in tandem with Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe. He said he calls his office whenever he does. report December 2021.
texas monthly report “Key local officials welcomed” after Hall and his group showed up in October 2021, he said in a livestream the same month — also flagged by Texas Monthly — for junk site The Gateway. Coe appeared to express his endorsement of unspecified militia groups, including Pundit conspiracy theorist Jim Hoft, possibly a reference to American Patriots.
“Everyone I met recently seemed well-trained,” Coe said. “They all seem to be based on Christianity.”
“This country was founded by militias,” Coe added. “Texas was founded by militias.”
Sheriff Coe also spoke favorably of Hall and his group by October 2022. report by interception.