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Republican Candidate Punched at Controversial Dearborn March

11/20/2025

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Jake Lang, a Republican candidate for Marco Rubio's Senate seat and counterprotester, was punched in the face during a Dearborn march.
Lang downplayed the attack, saying he had been punched harder by Capitol police.
The march, meant to promote unity, attracted individuals with extremist views.
The incident follows earlier anti-Muslim protests in Dearborn over claims of sharia law, which were later retracted, underscoring ongoing protest tensions.

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Jake Lang, a Republican candidate for Marco Rubio's Senate seat and counterprotester, was punched in the face during a Dearborn march.
Lang downplayed the attack, saying he had been punched harder by Capitol police.
The march, meant to promote unity, attracted individuals with extremist views.
The incident follows earlier anti-Muslim protests in Dearborn over claims of sharia law, which were later retracted, underscoring ongoing protest tensions.