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Jake Lang, former January 6 defendant who is running for US Senate Floridahas said that he believes in proud boys To be deputed for “vigorous pursuit of illegal immigrants”.
“I will deputize proud boys And the Patriots of January 6th will be rewarded for hunting down illegal immigrants,” Lange said bluntly. told newsweek,
“We will be offering rewards and working with local sheriffs and deputies and giving legal access so that these people can collectively join together and be able to provide tips, provide information and work with federal law enforcement to go out and arrest these illegal immigrants.”
The candidate is running as a primary challenger to incumbent Ashley Moody, who was appointed to the seat by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in place of the Secretary of State marco rubiowas referring to the far-right extremist group, which was notorious for its role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Moody’s has already received the support of President Donald Trump.
The deputation of citizens to support local law enforcement in moments of crisis was common in the Old West. Nevertheless, this practice is now largely obsolete, and the suggestion of involving a notorious group like the Proud Boys in law enforcement would prove highly controversial.
chairman donald trumpLeading crackdown on undocumented immigrants snowwhich is already Over 20,000 agents And according to Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, it has received “more than 175,000 applications” to join its ranks thanks to a recent advertising blitz.
Elsewhere in the interview, Lang, a native of New York and an e-commerce entrepreneur of nearly 30 years, expressed no regrets. events of january 6When a mob of Trump supporters laid siege to the Capitol in an attempt to stop the formal certification of the 2020 presidential election results, they believed it was wrong. Joe Biden The victory was “stolen”
According to federal prosecutors, Lang was photographed wearing a gas mask along with a baseball bat and riot shield during the melee, which he later used against police officers. He reportedly shouted at the officers, “This is our house, we paid for this bullshit building.”
Lang was arrested on multiple charges related to his actions, including assault and obstruction, and spent nearly four years in prison. “DC Gulag” Before being freed in January as a result of Trump’s pardon Those on trial for their role in the attempted rebellion.
The aspiring senator disputed the fact that any attacks took place during the riot and dismissed the mountain of video footage of violent attacks on police officers: “I do not believe these are attacks in the legal definition. I believe they are self-defense, defense of a third person, and defense of a country.”
“The attack is an illegal act. I believe that all the acts committed on January 6 were justified and therefore legal because we were the first to be attacked.” [and were in a] Self defense stance.
He insisted he could defeat Moody, whom he considered a “DeSantis loyalist.” he vented his anger republican party The “establishment” is embodied by “weak-kneed, innocent Republican leadership” mitch mcconnellAnd the spineless swamp jellyfish that are in the United States Senate.
Lang continued: “They are a weak, vulnerable group of people who do not represent the American fire, and asked for movement, and you would be hard-pressed to name a single MAGA Republican who represents the American people in the Senate.
“They are a bunch of country-club, uniparty Republicans, and so when the American people elect me, they are electing the end of an era of the uniparty deep state.”