Lucas Gage

Not to be confused with Lukas Gage.

Lucas Gage
Born	(1984-05-18) May 18, 1984 Italy
Nationality	American
Known for	Antisemitic rhetoric and actions

Lucas Gage (born Angelo John Gage on May 18, 1984) is an American neo-Nazi and former chairman of the National Youth Front, a white nationalist hate group. He has gained notoriety as an antisemitic influencer, particularly on social media platforms.

Early Life

Lucas Gage was born in Italy on May 18, 1984, and moved to the United States at the age of two. He is the eldest of three siblings, with two younger sisters born in the U.S. Gage grew up in New Jersey in an Italian-American household that emphasized Catholicism. During his school years, Gage focused on socializing and making his peers laugh, earning a reputation as the class clown, which resulted in below average academic performance.

Military Service

After witnessing the 9/11 attacks on television, Gage enlisted in the Marine Corps Delayed Entry Program at 17. He attended boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, and graduated as a United States Marine. He then completed Marine Combat Training and Engineer School, graduating as a Combat Engineer. Gage served with the 8th Engineer Support Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and was deployed twice to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2004. He was honorably discharged as a corporal after four years of service.

Post-Military Life

After leaving the military, Gage struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which affected his personal relationships and led to depression. He dropped out of college twice and had difficulty maintaining employment. This led him to adopt a hedonistic lifestyle, engaging in self-destructive behaviors, including drugs.

Gage later became an anti-war activist, building a following on social media with his controversial and politically incorrect rants. He also graduated from the Center for Positive Change and Hypnosis in New York.

Extremist Activities

By 2012, Gage began posting on racist websites, promoting antisemitic narratives and the idea of "white genocide" from "massive uncontrolled 3rd world immigration to white countries only." He was an active member of the neo-Nazi forum Stormfront and frequently appeared on their radio show to advocate for white nationalist ideologies.

He joined the National Youth Front (NYF), the youth wing of the neo-Nazi American Freedom Party (AFP), and ran unsuccessfully for a congressional seat in New Jersey with the AFP in 2014. By January 2015, he had become the chairman of NYF, but resigned later that year.

In 2023, Gage rebranded himself as a pro-Palestine activist, amassing over a hundred thousand followers on social media for his vehement anti-Israel rhetoric during the 2023 Israel–Hamas conflict. Most of these followers, primarily Palestinians and Muslims, seem unaware of Gage's history as an Islamophobe, including his publications advocating for a ban on Muslim immigration to the US and his 2018 remarks calling Muhammad a pedophile.

Controversies and Incidents

Threats and Violence

In July 2024, Gage threatened the Jewish community while brandishing a knife during a violent incident. This incident heightened concerns about his propensity for violence and the danger he poses. His actions led to increased security measures within the Jewish community and drew condemnation from various advocacy groups.

Social Media Bans

Gage has been banned from multiple social media platforms, including Twitter (now X) and YouTube, for his antisemitic comments and hate speech. On the platform X, Gage was known for posting racist and antisemitic content, leading to his account being banned in January 2021. He circumvented the ban and returned under the name Lucas Gage in late 2022. On March 6, 2023, Gage posted documents on X showing his legal name change from Angelo John Gage to Lucas Gage, which he filed on August 2, 2022, with the Superior Court of New Jersey in Ocean County.

In October 2023, Gage quoted Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and suggested that Israel was undeserving of sympathy following the Hamas attacks on October 7th. He also claimed to have received $165 from X for high engagement on posts about Leo Frank, a Jewish man lynched in 1915.

In December 2023, his X account was suspended again for three months due to violations of the platform's rules against inciting violence.

On July 7, 2024, X suspended him for six months after he posted a video of himself cutting an Israeli flag with a sword. The flag was hanging from a child's swing set. After cutting through it, Gage pointed the sword towards the camera and called for "death to Jewish supremacy" and "Free Palestine." Gage responded with a lengthy rant on Rumble, accusing Jews of targeting him and denying any incitement to violence.

Libel and Defamation

Following his 2024 social media ban, Gage accused journalist David Lange of various falsehoods, further inflaming tensions. He claimed that Lange was involved in multiple swatting and prank incidents against him. These accusations were widely debunked, but they contributed to the ongoing harassment faced by Lange and others targeted by Gage's supporters.

Internal Conflict

Reports indicate that Gage may have faced backlash from within the antisemitic community itself, with some former allies turning against him. This internal conflict has led to further isolation for Gage, as he finds himself increasingly ostracized even by those who previously supported his views.

Public Rants and Endorsements

Gage's antisemitic rants have been widely circulated, and he has struggled to hide his increasingly extreme views. Prominent pro-Palestinian figures, such as Mohamed Hadid, have shared some of his rants, drawing further attention to his hate speech.