{"id":413887,"date":"2026-01-17T23:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/413887\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T23:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T23:56:12","slug":"jan-6-provocateur-says-he-was-stabbed-at-pro-ice-minneapolis-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/413887\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan. 6 provocateur says he was stabbed at pro-ICE Minneapolis rally"},"content":{"rendered":"

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 A right-wing provocateur who was pardoned for charges tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol says he was stabbed during a pro-ICE rally outside Minneapolis City Hall on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just got stabbed…today in Minnesota,\u201d Jake Lang said in a post on X<\/a>, alleging he was attacked by a counterprotester. NBC News could not independently verify his claim, and Lang did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Lang, a 30-year-old conservative influencer who served four years in jail for alleged crimes in connection with Jan. 6, was hosting an anti-immigration demonstration with a small group of pro-ICE supporters when hundreds of counterprotesters converged on the scene.<\/p>\n

The anti-ICE demonstrators and a group of reporters surrounded Lang and his associates, backing them in a recessed window <\/a>along the City Hall building.<\/p>\n

Counterprotesters could also be seen hurling water balloons at Lang, leaving him soaked in water in the freezing cold. They also threw snowballs at other pro-ICE protesters, soaking them as temperatures dropped toward zero degrees Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease stop,\u201d Lang repeated to one protester who appeared to be grabbing his legs.<\/p>\n

\"Gary.\"Gary said he supports increased immigration operations in the area.William Angelucci \/ NBC News<\/p>\n

The heated confrontation comes as pressure continues to build in the Twin Cities following the killing of Renee Nicole Good this month by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.<\/p>\n

Lang had promised to burn a Quran <\/a>at the planned demonstration, but did not appear to do so. His group blasted music including the song \u201cIce Ice Baby.\u201d However, Lang, who is from New York and is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida vacated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio<\/a>, struggled to be heard over counterprotesters. <\/p>\n

Anti-ICE counterprotesters shouted profanities and waved banners reading, \u201cMinnesota Nice, Not ICE,\u201d and, \u201cICE out now!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, Minnesota what do we say?\u201d an anti-ICE protester shouted through a megaphone. \u201cF— Nazis every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gary, a pro-ICE demonstrator who did not want his last name published, said he came out to Saturday\u2019s \u201cMarch Against Minnesota Fraud\u201d rally motivated by anger over fraud scandals<\/a> that have drawn renewed scrutiny in Minnesota, including a high-profile investigation focused in social services programs involving a number of individuals of Somali descent.<\/p>\n

\"SaraSara Steck, 60, said she was braving the cold temperature to protest Lang\u2019s demonstration because \u201cthis city is built on immigrants.\u201dMatt Lavietes \/ NBC News<\/p>\n

Local officials had reportedly expressed concerns<\/a> that the rally could lead to harassment of Somalis in the community. <\/p>\n

Gary said he supports increased immigration operations in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m 100% on board with ICE in every way. If I could join them, I would.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about reports of U.S. citizens stopped by federal officers during traffic stops, Gary said he supports agents questioning and stopping people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got all my identification,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, I learned my lesson a long time ago. If you comply with law enforcement, you\u2019ll be just fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scene was calmer across the street.<\/p>\n

Sara Steck, 60, said she was braving the cold temperature to protest Lang\u2019s demonstration because \u201cthis city is built on immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just everything I firmly believe in, that people need to stand together and not push people out that don\u2019t look like us or sound like us,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s bigger than just Renee Good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IsabelleIsabelle Brourman, a courtroom sketch artist who works in federal and immigration court, stood nearby sketching the scene.William Angelucci \/ NBC News<\/p>\n

Despite Minnesota\u2019s challenges, Steck said she remains proud of her home state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey always call this a fly-over state. And it\u2019s like, people used to think we lived in igloos and it\u2019s always cold there and it\u2019s not a great place,\u201d she said. \u201cYes, it is really cold, and look at how hardy we are. But we will fight for this beautiful state that we have and all of the people that are in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isabelle Brourman, a courtroom sketch artist who works in federal and immigration court, stood nearby sketching the scene.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think right now, it\u2019s just sort of like manufactured chaos,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople have natural emotions about this, and they\u2019re strong.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 A right-wing provocateur who was pardoned for charges tied to the Jan. 6 attack on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413888,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-413887","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-united-states-of-america","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}