Kyle Wagner, a crossdressing Antifa leader who incited violence in Minneapolis over social media, has been kicked off Venmo and Instagram, The Daily Wire has learned.

Following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents on Saturday, Wagner took to social media to encourage his followers to take up arms and clash with law enforcement on the streets of Minneapolis.

“Show up ready to go. Not talking about peaceful protests anymore,” Wagner said, calling on people to “march…with guns” and saying “the Second Amendment is the only thing that’s going to keep you f*cking protected from literal f*cking Nazi gunmen.”

“Get your f*cking guns, and stop these f*cking people,” he added.

After this initial call, the self-described Antifa member — clad in tactical gear and a bullet-proof vest, not the women’s clothing he often dons — solicited money from his followers.

“My link to my Venmo is in my bio,” he said. “It’s an emergency freedom and defense fund.”

“I’m not going to tell you what I’m spending my money on,” Wagner added. “I’m not gonna tell you why I need you to give me large sums of money right now. I just want you to understand that this is an actual guerrilla war in our streets now. They’re using live ammunition to kill our citizens. I need everyone to show up, fully prepared — whatever that means to you — to whatever degree you can.”

Within minutes of the video going live, supporters started sending funds over Venmo. Payment notes reviewed by The Daily Wire included, “For protecting women and children” and “Give them hell.”

Hours later, Venmo deactivated Wagner’s account for violating its terms of service. Users attempting to send money were met with an error message from Venmo stating, “We’re sorry, the transaction could not be completed. Please contact the person you are trying to pay.”

On Monday, Wagner’s Instagram account was deleted, and he appears to have been removed from Facebook and TikTok as well.

BREAKING: Antifa leader in Minneapolis Kyle Wagner has been taken off @instagram. Earlier today he was taken off @Venmo.

He had been using the platform to incite violence against ICE agents, raise money to fund riots. Nice to see reason prevail. pic.twitter.com/ErZJNpkykR

— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) January 26, 2026

A GoFundMe campaign remains active in which Wagner asks for $50,000 to help him “replace my essential documents, apply for political asylum, and relocate my belongings into safe storage.”

Wagner says, “Every dollar will go directly toward helping me flee this persecution and secure a future where I am not hunted for my beliefs.”

He tells would-be donors that with their support, “we can make a difference and ensure that I am able to continue fighting for what is right.”

The Daily Wire reached out to GoFundMe for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

Among Wagner’s previous calls to action were videos unrelated to protest activity, including clips in which he appeared dressed in women’s clothing. In one video, Wagner abandoned his tactical wear for a red spaghetti-strap dress, hoop earrings, and heeled boots.

“I do this all year, all the time,” he said. “I do this for me … I like to get real clean and pretty and go out and shoot pool or get dinner and go dance.”

Wagner is just one of many activists calling for retaliation for Pretti’s death, which led to widespread demonstrations across the city. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz deployed the National Guard on Saturday, though unrest continues. On Monday, protesters vandalized a hotel where immigration officials were staying.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott shared images of the damaged hotel, stating, “This is our Border Patrol being targeted at their hotel in Minneapolis—surrounded, blocked in, glass smashed, [and] people trying to force their way inside.”

“This is not a protest,” he added. “This is an attack on law enforcement.”

Walz on Monday called President Donald Trump, and had a conversation the president described as “very good.” Trump added that he and Walz “actually seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” and said the Democrat “was happy” that Border Czar Tom Homan was set to visit Minneapolis.

Senate Republicans seem unlikely to budge on funding for the Department of Homeland Security as a partial government shutdown approaches on Friday.

Democrats have called for DHS funding to be held up unless there are serious strings attached related to immigration enforcement amid tensions in Minnesota rising higher after the shooting of Alex Pretti. The House already approved spending bills, but they are not in Washington this week, so changes that would be made would need to be sent to them – likely triggering a shutdown in the interim.

“Democrats want to shut down the government—again—unless ICE is defunded. Not a chance,” the Senate Republicans account posted on Monday morning. “There can be no mob veto on enforcing the law.”

However, much of the funding for the president’s immigration goals was already approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill in July, including more funding for the border and hiring more ICE personnel. Still, many Democrats believe that scrutinizing DHS funding would be necessary to reforming federal immigration operations. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has indicated that he will be leading the charge in “rejecting this DHS spending bill,” according to a recent social media post, and he’s called on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) – a key Democrat who helped end the government shutdown in the fall over the Affordable Care Act subsidies – wants the DHS funding to be “separate” from the five other spending bills to avert another closure and for the House to come back in session as “reforms” to the department are debated, according to Punchbowl News.

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) posted to X an unofficial list of demands if the DHS bill returns to the House, including ICE and CBP exiting Minneapolis, “full, independent investigation into the killings,” “no more detaining and deporting U.S. Citizens” and no masks for immigration authorities and “mass arrest quotas and warrantless arrests end.”

On Sunday, a White House official told The Daily Wire on background that “Democrats were equal partners in negotiating these bills, which are the product of a bipartisan, collaborative process.”

“Now, after a week spent celebrating their successes in the process, and in the midst of a winter storm, they’re holding emergency response funding hostage to score political points. We hope cooler heads prevail, and the country does not have to endure another damaging shutdown,” the official added.

In addition, the Department of Homeland Security told The Daily Wire that a holdup on the department’s funding would create hurdles with emergency management and TSA.

“While politicians in the Senate play games with Americans’ safety, they are blocking vital DHS funding that keeps our country secure and its people safe—from TSA and FEMA to the US Coast Guard and Border Patrol,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “This funding supports national security and critical national emergency operations, including FEMA responses to a historic snowstorm that is affecting 250 million Americans. Washington may stall, but the safety of the American people will not wait.”

The Daily Wire reached out to several GOP lawmakers who have called for an investigation into Pretti’s death, and asked if that has influenced their stance on DHS funding. Sen. Pete Ricketts’ (R-NE) office pointed to his post on X, stating that his “support for funding ICE remains the same” while calling for “prioritized, transparent investigation.”