WATCH: Don Lemon Joins Far-Left Mob In Storming Storm Minneapolis Church
A group of anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stormed a Sunday service at Cities Church, a Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated congregation located in St. Paul, Minneapolis.
Videos from the scene show protesters storming the church alongside former CNN host Don Lemon, who now hosts an independent program on YouTube. Lemon narrated the videos largely as an activist, repeatedly praising the protesters as an example of successful action during the civil rights movement.
“When you violate people’s due process, when you pull people off the street, and you start dragging them and hurting them and not abiding by the Constitution, when you start doing all of that, people get upset and angry,” the self-styled journalist said as agitators yelled “hands up, don’t shoot” at churchgoers, a reference to the debunked narrative of the Michael Brown shooting.
Lemon told churchgoers that it was a “First Amendment right” to disrupt a church service and insinuated that anyone should be allowed to do whatever they want in a church.
One individual, who goes by the handle “dawokefarmer” on TikTok threatened churchgoers while labeling them as “fake Christians” and “comfortable white people.”
NEW: Completely unhinged liberal lunatic starts screaming at Christians trying to worship at a church in Minnesota.
“As you can see, all these pretend Christians, all these comfortable white people who are living lavish, comfortable lives…”
“Touch me again and see what… pic.twitter.com/jUCi2HYTVH
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 18, 2026
NEW: Don Lemon tries lecturing a pastor on the First Amendment after a mob of far leftists stormed a church in Minneapolis.
Pastor: “This is unacceptable. It’s shameful to interrupt a public gathering of Christians in worship…”
Lemon: “Listen, there’s a constitution, the First… pic.twitter.com/joHdCvaXe6
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 18, 2026
Protesters alleged that one of the church’s lead pastors, David Easterwood, is affiliated with ICE. Specifically, they claimed he currently serves as the Acting Field Office Director for ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in St. Paul.
Agitators claimed the protest was a “clandestine” operation aimed at confronting Easterwood.
The rumor spread via social media posts, including X and Facebook, amid broader online speculation about ICE agents in the community. As of this report, there is absolutely no evidence supporting the claim.
Exact groups involved in the disruption were unknown, though local anti-ICE groups have been staging increasingly violent demonstrations in Minneapolis over the last several days following the shooting of “ICE Watch” agitator Renee Good on January 7.
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