DES MOINES, Iowa — A group calling themselves “The Patriot Front” was seen marching Saturday just after noon in Downtown Des Moines, just outside the state capital and around the East Village. Video sent to Des Moines television stations [KCCI, WHO & WOI] show that at around 1 p.m. the group marched wearing jackets, hats, and white masks. In video’s posted by the group, some are seen carrying the 13 colonies flag and the An Appeal to Heaven flag, while other carried banners with the words “Deport Invaders, Keep America American.”

They moved through the East Village chanting including “Life, Liberty, Victory” and “Reclaim America.” The organization’s  website describes their goals related to each one. According to the Patriot Front homepage, Patriot Front is a white nationalist organization that aims to reclaim America for its European people.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation refers to “The Patriot Front” as a far-right group created in Texas that has white supremacist ideology. Des Moines police said officers are aware of Saturday’s demonstration.

Both chairs from the Iowa Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Iowa shared the following statements:

“Today, a white supremacist group that primarily exists to spread hate and fear by marching with their flags and hiding their faces with white masks, tried to intimidate Iowans. This group has joined protests that resulted in murder, harassment and chaos in cities like Charlottesville and Nashville. Let me be clear: This group, their scare tactics, and their hate have no place in Iowa.” -Iowa Democratic Party Chair, Rita Hart

“I don’t know who this group is. I’ve never heard of them. They sound like morons and I and the Republican Party will always condemn crap like this.” -Republican Party of Iowa Chair, Jeff Kauffman

The Iowa-Nebraska NAACP posted a statement on Facebook in response to the march, encouraging Iowans to contact their legislators and stress the “need to keep civil rights protections intact.”