A group of neo-Nazi protesters were soon chased out of a mostly Black area by residents.
WLWT obtained video of numerous people assaulting the group while officers positioned themselves to ensure separation. Shortly after the confrontation began, the neo-Nazis left immediately, scrambling inside a U-Haul box truck while authorities waved them away.
According to WCPO 9, what began as a modest gathering of approximately 20 concerned locals expanded to more than 100. The neo-Nazis fled the scene so quickly that they left behind their enormous banner, which was set on fire and reduced to ash.
Cincinnati residents confronted neo-Nazis displaying swastika flags on an overpass, forcing them to retreat. This incident reflects a disturbing rise of emboldened white supremacists during the Trump era. pic.twitter.com/ZHjJ4qlSz3
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) February 11, 2025
Neo-Nazis showed up in Cincinnati and found out. Locals chased them off and burned their flags. pic.twitter.com/dyTWzdAytD
— Ted Cruz Called The FBI on me (@weareronin47) February 8, 2025
My city never gave scared
Lincoln heights stood ten toes down, get that shit from around here✌🏽#Cincinnati pic.twitter.com/l9Z5AqBu6D— Astronaut Chick (@MRSimpluto1) February 7, 2025
“You will not win,” Julian Cook, a clergyman from Lincoln Heights, told the news station. “You won’t win. You can try, but we have a history of pushing through these obstacles, no matter how challenging they are. “You won’t win.”
Some of those who stood up to the tiny group of marchers believed that local officials did not perform their duties to the best of their abilities.
“We are underestimating the threats of the cops and have not even attempted to identify them. Who are they trying to protect? “Because it’s not us,” Kachara Talbert, a metroplex resident who approached the demonstrators, told CNN. “Behind those masks, there could be another Hitler. It may be a school shooter hiding beneath those masks.”
According to a news release from the Evendale Police Department, officers were alerted to “unannounced protest activity” on a Friday afternoon near Vision Way, which overlooks Interstate 75, CNN reports. Evendale is approximately 12 miles north of downtown Cincinnati.
“The protest, while very offensive, was not unlawful,” authorities declared, according to CNN. “The demonstration did not last long. Protesters departed the area on their own. The Evendale Police Department took no further action.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office also came to the event to help diffuse emotions “and make sure that no one was hurt,” according to Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey.
“Lincoln Heights residents have every right to be upset,” McGuffey stated. “We continue to work with the community, and emphasize that there is no place for hate in Hamilton County.”
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval also addressed the event on X, formerly Twitter, saying, “Hateful messages like this have no place in our region. It was alarming and terrible to see swastikas on display in Evendale today. “This is not and will never be what we stand for,” he added.
Messages of hate like this have no place in our region. It was shocking and disgusting to see swastikas displayed in Evendale today. This is not what we stand for, and it will never be what we stand for.
— Aftab Pureval (@AftabPureval) February 7, 2025
Talbert and many other Cincinnati residents are asking for a stop to these kind of protests.
“America needs to stand up and stop this madness, because it’s only going to get worse and it’s going to get dangerous,” according to her.
