Jake Lang, the far-right activist running for Florida's Republican Senate nomination, hit back at allegations of texting an underage girl on March 10, 2026, claiming it was a hoax and citing his personal '16-year-old' rule for protest attendees. The furore grew over viral screenshots allegedly showing Lang, 30, messaging a 15-year-old, with calls for his arrest mounting as his New York protests linked to a bomb threat came under renewed scrutiny.
BREAKING: Leaked Texts seem to show that far-right MAGA influencer Jake Lang, 31 was texting a man pretending to be a 15-year-old girl on Instagram.Read the alleged texts below.Why the hell are the people who shout and scream the most, calling everyone else pedos, the…pic.twitter.com/r5nAIMvcTl
Lang responded quickly, sharing texts withAlex Rosen of Predator Poachers, the group known for entrapment stings on suspected child predators. 'Nice fake set up groypers – but I wouldn't even allow this person to attend my protests until they were 16,' he wrote, blaming 'Groypers' — Nick Fuentes' online troll brigade — for the 'obvious phishing scam' his team blocked, and promising legal action.
Texts between ALEX ROSEN and myself this morning,Nice fake set up groypers- but I wouldn’t even allow this person to attend my protests until they were 16Nothing else was discussed except going to a protest.Obvious phishing scam that my team caught right away & deterredpic.twitter.com/WkIkXXyPgz
The '16-year-old' rule became the flashpoint, with critics arguing it revealed a troubling threshold: acceptable for chats at 15, permitted to join protests at 16. Screenshots allegedly showed him checking her location and liking a selfie even after learning her age. 'Who would've thought MAGA's golden boy had a type?' one X post mocked, while Reddit users analysed the situation as a failed sting in which Lang reportedly avoided a meet-up but left a trail of concerning behaviour.
No law enforcement has publicly commented, and Lang's team maintains the messages are fabricated and intended to sabotage his Senate campaign. Yet the optics are damaging. In a race for Rubio's seat, purity tests carry weight. Lang declared his candidacy in March 2025, citing his Jan. 6 pardon from Trump as credentials, making the controversy feel like sabotage or self-inflicted error.
The texts emerged amid Lang's latest spectacle, protests in New York that edged into terror territory. A vigil for Ayatollah Khamenei featured a goat sacrifice stunt and obscene gestures that went viral on social media, followed bya rally outside Gracie Mansiondenouncing Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the 'Islamification of New York.' Counter-demonstrators confronted the crowd, and 18-year-old Emir Balat threw a nail bomb that failed to detonate. Police arrested him and 19-year-old Ibrahim Kayumi, who cited ISIS as inspiration.
Lang capitalised on the drama, telling reporters from behind barricades, 'Jesus is king, and he made it that that nail bomb didn't go off.' NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch stressed there were no links to Middle East conflicts but increased patrols. A subsequent report of a 'suspicious device' in a nearby park proved harmless. Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the events as 'bigotry and racism,' while Lang heckled throughout the press conference.
Jake Lang should be in prison where he belongs.He would be if TACO hadn't pardoned him.https://t.co/gZL2tZIxG0
Lang appears to thrive on such chaos. A Jan. 6 convict charged with wielding a bat and shield against police, he served time in Washington, DC, fundraising for fellow inmates before a Trump pardon freed him. He has been associated withNorth American Liberty Napalmand faced felony charges in Minnesota for allegedly damaging an anti‑ICE art piece. Now he is turning his attention to Florida, where his narrow escape from a nail‑bomb incident is portrayed as divine favour.
Source: International Business Times UK
