Who is the ‘Angry Viking’ that was at Kentucky Derby protests in Louisville?

The Angry Viking, Dylan Stevens, said Saturday that he and a group of followers he called American Patriots were at the Breonna Taylor protests on Kentucky Derby Day in Louisville because “citizens asked us to be here.”

In his videos and postings prior to Saturday, the Angry Viking said he was going to Louisville to “not allow” protesters to cause “chaos and mayhem” and to prevent violence against Trump supporters.

Who is he?

According to his website, he’s a “staunch supporter of Trump, police, our troops, 2nd amendment, America and the flag.”

He calls himself an “American Patriot who is fed up” with liberal media “BS” along with “allowing fringe groups and Liberal politicians destroy this great country from the inside out.” His page, he says, has “explicit content,” and he advises: “so if your a snowflake who’s feelings are easily hurt, it’s probably best you move along.”

On Instagram, he announced his plans to bring his following to Louisville. “Hopefully we can offer you a day where you see you aren’t in this fight alone.”

In an Instagram video, he said that Facebook had blocked his page over the content and his support of 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder in Kenosha, Wis. in the shooting deaths of two protesters at a demonstration against the shooting of a Black man. Jacob Blake was shot in the back several times by a police officer.

Angry Viking says he, his group ‘taking a stand’ in protests

Before the Louisville protest, Dylan Stevens said it’s time to be a “line in the sand” to prevent protesters from looting and damaging or killing.

“I have yet to see any patriot attack a BLM member or an Antifa member just to attack them,” he said in a recent video. Patriots had “every right to be in Portland,” where Aaron J. Danielson, an activist who was part of a pro-Trump caravan, was killed.

“Staying silent, keeping your head in the sand being scared ... doesn’t matter anymore. If you support your country ... you will be attacked. Until we start taking a stand, and that’s what we’re doing in Louisville, Kentucky. We’re backing our blue. We’re standing for our flag. This isn’t us against them; this is us against anyone who is against this country. ”

“If you’re there to cause chaos, destroy things, kill people .. murder... mayhem, looting — no. that’s why we call ourselves the line in the sand. We’re not going to allow that to happen.“

This story will be updated.

This story was originally published September 5, 2020 at 6:02 PM.