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Jordan Klepper He said he “asphyxiated on pepper spray” while shooting his latest documentary special. The Daily Show.
The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Give the Man a Prizewhich drops on YouTube at 12 p.m. ET, with Klepper taking part A nude protest in Portland, OregonAgainst the presence of ICE in the city.
“Because Donald Trump created this idea that antifa are the only people protesting, the people of Portland decided to take off all their clothes in front of these agents as an image of nonviolence,” Klepper explained. Diversity In a new interview about the documentary.
However, the October protests soon turned violent, he said.
“As we were talking to people, we saw ICE agents continuously firing pepper balls into the crowd. We saw them push a music band dressed in banana suits, knock a clarinet player to the ground, push his face into the ground – where he was taken across state lines for two days. It was horrible. Just seconds after a joyful, comical protest were coming out onto the street to try to stop some of the brutality that was happening inside. It was really something to behold, like nothing I had ever experienced before.”
He added: “The violence I saw was so showy, so reckless, and so intent on inciting.
“These were peaceful protesters who were just there to respond to the images and things that we heard about happening inside. But it was disgusting. You’re disgusted to see American soldiers being used to attack people in banana costumes playing classical music. Our cameraman has disturbing footage, because he was right there. I was on the outskirts of it, and we all had to leave because we were pepper sprayed. Were suffocating.”
Independent The Department of Homeland Security has been contacted for comment.
Klepper’s latest documentary fingers pulse The series focuses on Trump’s campaign to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
the president has faced widespread ridicule after being honored FIFA inaugurated peace prize last week during 2026 world cup draw.
According to the Football Association, the new peace prize is intended to “reward individuals who have performed extraordinary and extraordinary acts for peace and in doing so have united people around the world.” According to FIFA, Trump has also “endorsed the unifying power of football on the world stage”.
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In response to criticism regarding the award, White House spokesman Davis Ingle said Independent: “President Trump’s Peace Through Strength foreign policy is a tried-and-true approach that keeps America safe and deters global threats that have ended eight wars in less than a year. There is no one in the world more deserving of FIFA’s first-ever Peace Prize than President Trump. Anyone who thinks otherwise is clearly suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.”