Minneapolis police arrested far-right influencer Jake Lang and six of his supporters for rioting Saturday outside city hall. Police said Lang and his entourage drove onto the sidewalk in front of city hall toward a crowd.

Minneapolis police arrested far-right influencer Jake Lang and six of his supporters for rioting Saturday outside city hall.

Police said Lang and his entourage drove onto the sidewalk in front of city hall toward a crowd. Social media videos showed Lang standing in the bed of a pickup truck with a sign that included a racial slur.

Videos showed Lang and his fellow activists clashing with counterprotesters. Minneapolis police eventually came out from city hall, with Lang driving off around the same time.

  • underisk@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    I thought I remembered hearing they were trans but I didn’t see it mentioned in the article I looked up to refresh my memory. Article did mention they were both black women, though.