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Minneapolis prepares for Saturday march led by right-wing influencer
At a weekly public safety meeting, residents raised fears that a Saturday march led by conservative influencer Jake Lang could result in Somali residents being harassed on the street.The march, planned for Jan. 17 at Minneapolis City Hall, is organized by conservative influencer Jake Lang, who has been advertising the march on X. In a post, he called for “crusaders” to “take back” Minnesota from Democrats.
One of Lang’s posts on X takes a more political tone about the March on Saturday, calling for residents to “take back Minnesota” from “corrupt [feminine hygiene product]” Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. The post includes a video of Lang standing alongside ICE officers at the Whipple Federal Building, holding a sign that reads “We love ICE.”
Some speakers emphasized that they worry Lang or others in the march could try to provoke given he’s made Islamophobic gestures in the past. That includes a rally in Texas where he raised up a severed pig head with a copy of the Quran in its mouth.
Lang spent four years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was convicted on 11 charges including assault for attacking Capitol police officers with a baseball bat. He was then pardoned in 2025 by Trump.
The [police] inspector emphasized his hope that the marchers and counterprotesters respect everybody’s First Amendment rights and do not escalate to violence.
“If we can keep this to words, that would be the best-case scenario for us,” Peterson said.
