Neo-Nazi marchers descended on Madison, Wisc., for a twisted weekend rally, prompting swift condemnation from state and local pols and University of Wisconsin-Madison officials.
A group of approximately 20 people dressed in red and black and masks while waving large Nazi flags and making the Nazi salute made their way from State Street near the UW-Madison campus to the state capitol Saturday, cops said.
“The presence of swastika flags and other Nazi symbols in our midst, along with hateful white supremacist rhetoric, is disgusting and repugnant,” University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin said in a statement after the unannounced march.
“I condemn the actions of this small, hateful, fringe group that has no ties to our community. And in the strongest possible way, I condemn antisemitism and acts of hate,” she said.
The marchers traversed residential and commercial areas of the city before gathering at the capitol, where they lined up and loudly shouted slogans through a bullhorn while making Nazi salutes.
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