"They came. They saw. They got everything they wanted fist fights, fireworks and flash bangs. On Monday, Turning Point USA brought its traveling roadshow of conspicuous Christian conservatism to its bete noire: UC Berkeley, aka ground zero for anarchism, anti-fascism, antisemitism, atheism, communism, transgenderism, etcetera, etcetera."
"This was Turning Point's first visit to a California campus since the murder of Charlie Kirk, its co-founder, in September. What followed was predictable. Brooding over the fact their university's facilities would soon be used by an out-of-state organization whose leadership has opposed the separation of church and state, the Civil Rights Act, sexual freedom, academic freedom, climate science and democracy itself, Berkeley students erupted."
"Like Pavlov's dogs salivating before they even see Alpo in the bowl, Cal students allegedly started vandalizing before Turning Point's event, featuring professional goofball Rob Schneider, even began. Over the next several hours, a crowd of hundreds assembled outside Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall, where America's Comeback Tour was staged. There, they chanted anti-fascist jingles, held anti-Trump signs, taunted Turning Point attendees and, in a couple cases, hurled glass bottles at riot shield-wielding police officers."
Turning Point USA held its America's Comeback Tour event at UC Berkeley, drawing hundreds of protesters to Zellerbach Hall. Protesters chanted anti-fascist slogans, displayed anti-Trump signs, and in some cases hurled bottles and rocks at police. At least one person required hospital treatment and four people were arrested, including two for physical altercations involving a barricade. Protesters were reportedly motivated by Turning Point's political positions, including opposition to civil rights and scientific consensus. The Trump administration launched two federal probes into the incidents, elevating law-enforcement scrutiny after the clashes and property damage.
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