[Washington Nationals baseball team bans] individual who displayed white nationalist sign at game

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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/

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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.

It refers to the racist great replacement theory and calls for deporting 100+ million (non-white) people. He’s now banned from Nationals games.

— Tom Joscelyn (@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social) 2026-05-18T14:29:46.246Z