[Washington Nationals baseball team bans] individual who displayed white nationalist sign at game
Source: Reuters
Nationals ban individual who displayed white nationalist sign at game
By Reuters
May 18, 2026 1:36 AM EDT Updated 9 hours ago
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May 16, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; General view of Washington Nationals cap during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-Imagn Images
May 18 - The Washington Nationals are investigating an incident during Sunday's game at Nationals Park when individuals unfurled a sign that directed fans to a white nationalist website and called for the deportation of "100+ million."
The individuals resisted removing the banner before fleeing the ballpark.
The team has identified and banned at least one individual from Nationals Park and are working with the Metropolitan Police Department on a follow-up investigation, according to a team spokesman. They did not make public the identity of the banned individual.
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The Nationals, who lost the game 7-3 to the Baltimore Orioles, have a daily "Salute to Service" honoring veterans and military personnel before the fourth inning. It was at that time when the banner was unfurled in the upper deck down the first-base line.
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An usher attempted to confiscate the banner but the three individuals holding the sign pulled it back and fled, according to a team spokesperson.
Jake Lang, a Jan. 6 rioter and conservative influencer, took credit for the banner on social media.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sports/nationals-ban-individual-who-displayed-white-nationalist-sign-game--flm-2026-05-18/
Reposted by Kevin M. Kruse
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Tom Joscelyn
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Jake Lang, one of the 1,600 or so January 6ers pardoned by Trump, unfurled a white nationalist banner at yesterday’s Washington Nationals game.
It refers to the racist great replacement theory and calls for deporting 100+ million (non-white) people. He’s now banned from Nationals games.
Jake Lang unfurls white nationalist banner at Washington Nationals game
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10:29 AM · May 18, 2026
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Jake Lang, one of the 1,600 or so January 6ers pardoned by Trump, unfurled a white nationalist banner at yesterday’s Washington Nationals game.
— Tom Joscelyn (@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T14:29:46.246Z
It refers to the racist great replacement theory and calls for deporting 100+ million (non-white) people. He’s now banned from Nationals games.
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As I recall, a Black gentleman protected him from an angry white crowd, and shepherded him to the safety of a nearby Uber - which turned out to be driven by a Trans woman.
Thanks, TrumpCo. and the Supreme KKKourt. You're destroying our once-great country. 
One term was bad enough!!
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