Bussin' in the Egoists: Race Rally Edition

The clown show makes a stop in Frisco, Texas

Last week, Jake Lang, a pardoned J6er turned candidate for US Senate, attempted to add race agitator to his ever-growing resume. Lang held a “Protect White Americans” rally at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, claiming that white people are under attack from black people. Lang, who lives in Florida, hitched a ride to Texas on a MAGA themed motor home adorned with images of Martin Luther King Jr, and JFK Jr moments before being shot.

Lang’s promo materials heavily featured Austin Metcalf, 17, who was fatally stabbed by Karmelo Anthony, also 17, at a track meet at the stadium. Metcalf, who was white, has become something of a martyr for some racists, who have baselessly suggested that Anthony, who is black, targeted Metcalf due to his race.

Even before the rally took place, the event was divisive on the right — including among Lang’s fellow J6ers. The night before the rally, Oath Keepers Jessica Watkins and Kelly Meggs mocked the idea that white people are under attack in a Space on X, formerly Twitter

Lang was identified as a J6er fairly early on, as he advertised his presence on social media. According to the Justice Department, Lang obtained a Metropolitan Police Department helmet, which he wore for much of the riot. He was accused of physically engaging with police, swinging a baseball bat at officers.

When I arrived at the stadium on Saturday, a small group, primarily consisting of journalists, was gathered around Lang’s co-organizer, Philip Anderson. Anderson is also a J6er, who is most notable for spending much of 2024 posting on X that he would kill himself if Trump lost the election.

While I was on time for the rally, I missed much of Anderson’s preamble, though I did hear him say that “they” had gotten Trump to pardon all of the J6ers. I tried to ask about Meggs and Watkins, the two Oath Keepers who had been mocking the event in a Space the night before, and the other 12 who were not pardoned, but Anderson either didn’t hear me, or simply ignored me.

Lang and Anderson set up on top of the tour bus they were using, shouting down the 9 or 10 people who were listening to their speeches (they insisted people were driving by over and over to hear the speeches from their cars).

Eventually some protesters did show up, outnumbering actual attendees. At first, the police did little to keep the groups separated, resulting in a scuffle and two arrests. Organizers tried to save the soul of one guy, dressed in a Carmelo Anthony jersey, by getting him to accept Christ as his savior and take off his shirt.

You might be wondering why I flew to Texas and back (the day before Easter!) to watch a few people stand around in a parking lot, or why you’re reading about it now. I was wondering that, too — at least until the rally ended.

A black man in a cowboy hat was one of the few people in attendance who stood and watched Anderson and Lang rant from the roof of the bus for two hours. As it turned out, he was not a supporter, but a man named Bruce Carter, who was there to deliver a message from Jeff Metcalf, Austin’s father: knock it off (Carter told me that Lang and Anderson had not reached out to Jeff at all).

The conversation between Carter and Lang did not go well. At one point, Carter called Jeff Metcalf on speakerphone, who told Lang he was “part of the fucking problem” and demanded that Lang “take my son’s face off your website.” In response, Lang told Metcalf he was weak. Here is the full conversation between Carter, Lang, and Metcalf — I encourage you to at least watch the beginning, when Metcalf is on speakerphone.

The conversation was so egregious that afterwards, one of the owners of the MAGA tour bus ran up to Carter. “I don’t necessarily agree with him telling, I mean calling the father weak? I didn’t agree with that. At all!” he announced.

Nevertheless, Lang was not deterred from using Metcalf’s death as a way to create content. After everyone left, Lang broke into the stadium and found a rust stain on the ground. In a video posted to X, Lang proclaimed it was Metcalf’s blood. Shortly after, Frisco ISD announced they were seeking charges against Lang (a spokesperson also pointed out that Lang was on the opposite side of the stadium from where Metcalf had been stabbed).

Lang has since doubled down on his stance, proclaiming that Jeff Metcalf is “kicking dirt on his son’s grave.” For reasons that are unclear, Lang has delivered these remarks shirtless.

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