A small group of neo-Nazis carrying swastika flags marched near Downtown Columbus, Ohio, last Saturday shouting antisemitic and racist slurs. Local police were called after one of the group reportedly fired mace or pepper spray at a passerby.
- The small parade was just the latest display by a neo-Nazi group in recent months. Other such events have happened in Florida and at an all-age drag show in Ohio.
- "The vile display of hate by a small band of masked neo-Nazis in the Short North is another sad example of the bigotry that we have witnessed across the country," American Jewish Committee regional director Lee C. Shapiro said in a statement.
- "AJC is grateful to the Columbus police for acting to quell this unauthorized march
- The White House also condemned the march, calling it a “sickening display.”