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Provocateur Claims Stabbing at Heated Anti-ICE Rally

1/21/2026

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Jake Lang Stabbed

Jake Lang, a right-wing provocateur, claimed he was stabbed during an anti-ICE rally in Minneapolis on January 18, 2026.
Counterprotesters confronted Lang at the anti-ICE rally.
Local police said they had not received a formal report of the incident.
Minnesota's National Guard was mobilized but not deployed to ensure public safety.
Community members expressed strong emotions about the ongoing immigration debate.

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Daye Gottsche Confronts Lang

On January 19, 2026, Daye Gottsche unknowingly picked up Jake Lang, a right-wing provocateur involved in a pro-Trump march in Minneapolis.
The march aimed to support President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Counterprotesters at City Hall chased and confronted Lang.
Lang had been jailed for four years for assaulting police during the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, before receiving a pardon from President Donald Trump.

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Jake Lang Stabbed

Jake Lang, a right-wing provocateur, claimed he was stabbed during an anti-ICE rally in Minneapolis on January 18, 2026.
Counterprotesters confronted Lang at the anti-ICE rally.
Local police said they had not received a formal report of the incident.
Minnesota's National Guard was mobilized but not deployed to ensure public safety.
Community members expressed strong emotions about the ongoing immigration debate.

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