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ICE tear‑gassed a 69‑year-old Minneapolis bookseller, then his furious clapback went viral, and now his book sales are exploding too
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We Got This Covered
As pressure mounts on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Minneapolis, hometown folk heroes are already being etched into the city’s future history books.
Recommended VideosIf the 700 percent spike in Ketter’s book sales is any indication, he may have been speaking for millions across the country.
In the now-viral video, you can hear the smoke filling his lungs, cracking his voice as he yells, “Stop.
He had already been attending anti-ICE demonstrations around Minneapolis and never imagined that an impassioned outburst would make him go viral.
Still, nothing has angered him as much as what he believes ICE agents are doing in the Twin Cities.