1. Thomas Ryan Rousseau was born on October 20,1998 and is an American far-right activist known for founding and leading the alt-right and white supremacist group Patriot Front.
12 Facts About Thomas Rousseau
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Thomas Rousseau has been on an FBI watchlist since he was in high school.
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Thomas Rousseau founded Patriot Front in the wake of the 2017 Unite the Right rally.
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Thomas Rousseau has gained notability for being the only major figure in Patriot Front to reveal his identity.
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In 2020,3 members of Patriot Front, including Thomas Rousseau, were arrested for placing stickers near the county courthouse in Parker County, Texas.
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In 2021, Thomas Rousseau attended a conference with Jared Taylor of American Renaissance, a white supremacist website and magazine.
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In 2021, Thomas Rousseau was the subject of a civil suit by the State of Virginia due to Patriot Front's defacing of a statue of African-American tennis player Arthur Ashe, which Thomas Rousseau never challenged, resulting in a default judgment pending for vandalism, should he ever set foot in Virginia again.
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In 2023, Rousseau would be named in a lawsuit by African-American singer Charles M Murrell III for "physical and emotional challenges" stemming from what he claimed was an assault carried out by Patriot Front members during their 2018 march through Boston.
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In 2023, Thomas Rousseau and 30 other members of Patriot Front were arrested in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, for plotting a riot at a pride parade; however, the charges against Thomas Rousseau were dropped mostly due to the length of the case and the fact the prosecution lost evidence as the group's phones had been seized before there was a warrant out for their arrests.
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Thomas Rousseau is opposed to neo-Nazis, and polices Patriot Front members, claiming to purge any members that are neo-Nazis.
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Thomas Rousseau claims that Donald Trump is a white supremacist in line with the values of Patriot Front, but that he only "indirectly supports" the alt-right.
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Thomas Rousseau is a strong supporter of anonymity, despite his own openness about his identity, mandating all members of Patriot Front be anonymous and refusing to indulge any details about the group or its inner workings and goals.