Tommy Robinson Hosted on U.S. State Department Tour

Tommy Robinson visited the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., was hosted by senior adviser Joe Rittenhouse, and toured the Harry S. Truman Building, the State Department said he visited 'in an unofficial capacity'.

The visit highlights growing contacts between U.S. officials and hard-line European nationalists and follows Robinson's documented meetings with Republican Reps. Randy Fine and Keith Self and former national security adviser Mike Flynn.

British politicians and campaigners criticized the visit, with Labour MP Alex Ballinger and former counter-extremism commissioner Dame Sara Khan expressing disappointment, and Liberal Democrats calling for the U.S. to be included in Britain's foreign interference inquiry, party spokesman Calum Miller said.

Robinson, 42, has a long criminal record including convictions for assault, mortgage fraud and contempt of court, was jailed for 18 months in 2024, and his 'Unite the Kingdom' march drew more than 110,000 people last September, police said.

The State Department said he visited in an unofficial capacity and did not respond to questions about other meetings, while Robinson said he planned to travel to Florida after Washington, according to his posts.