Ellison, deputy chair of the political arm the Democratic National Committee, tweeted out a selfie Wednesday with a copy of the book, ‘Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook’ during a visit to Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis.

The book was written by Dartmouth professor and former Occupy Wall Street organizer, Mark Bray. He claims that "militant anti-fascism is a reasonable, historically informed response to the fascist threat that persisted after 1945 and that has become especially menacing in recent years." He says further that antifa members should be ready to confront fascists physically when necessary, according to the Guardian.

Ellison, who holds the distinction of being the first Muslim elected to the US Congress, shocked ,angered and drew some praise from some on Twitter.

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Former Republican congressman and current radio host Joe Walsh, blasted his apparent publicity stunt.

President of the Security Studies Group Jim Hanson also sent out a response to Ellison’s selfie.

And another user went as far as to ask if the DNC official supports fascism.

However, there were also supporters of Ellison.