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Jordan Klepper Alleges ICE Fired Pepper Rounds at Portland Protest in New Daily Show Special

The YouTube release puts Klepper’s October protest footage into public view.

Overview

  • Klepper says he choked on pepper spray while filming the Portland Naked Bike Ride for his latest documentary.
  • He reports ICE agents repeatedly shot pepper projectiles and shoved participants, including a band in banana suits and a clarinetist later held across state lines for two days.
  • The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give The Man a Prize is scheduled to debut on YouTube at 12 p.m. ET.
  • An Associated Press photo caption in the coverage notes ICE clashes at the October event, and The Independent says it has asked DHS for comment.
  • The special frames the scenes within Klepper’s satirical look at President Trump’s quest for plaudits, following FIFA’s recent Peace Prize for the president and a White House defense of the award.