BREAKING: Violence and arrests at Berkeley as Antifa swarms TPUSA event, mocks Charlie Kirk’s death
“F*ck your dead homie.”
“F*ck your dead homie.”

At the University of California, Berkeley on Monday, multiple people were arrested after violence broke out before Turning Point USA’s final stop on its tour at the campus.
Per Frontlines TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez, at least two people were arrested on campus after a fight broke out between a Trump supporter and an Antifa member. The Trump supporter, who was left bloodied, claimed the Antifa member had tried to rob him. Antifa members attempted to "de-arrest" the member being arrested by police.
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View on XAntifa agitators were seen rushing the barricades set up at the entrance of the event, chanting "fascists out of Berkeley." Another arrest was reportedly made.
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View on XAgitators lit a flare, resulting in attendees of the Turning Point event being rushed inside. A person was heard chanting, "any time, any place, punch a fascist in the face." A car exhaust backfiring outside the venue while performing a burnout raised fears in the crowd of gunshots being fired.
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View on XSome agitators were heard chanting "f*ck your dead homie." This comes after Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September while holding a campus event in Utah. Others were heard chanting "Antifa."
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View on XFilmmaker Roshni Bhatia said that at the entrance of the event, a QR code "didn’t register." She wrote, "Tonight at UC Berkeley, we arrived under a confirmed invite and presented our QR code at the entrance. Despite following every instruction, we were denied entry. The QR code 'didn’t register,’ which conveniently aligned with the administration’s sudden confusion about our access. This happened to fellow attendees too. It made no sense, and no one could give a straight answer."
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View on XThe event featured comedian Rob Schneider, who wrote of the violence, "Thank YOU, Antifa for welcoming us tonight at UC Berkeley. We Look forward to our thoughtful, teargas free discussion and debate."
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View on XTurning Point USA Spokesman Andrew Kolvet said that despite the violence outside the building, "we had a PACKED HOUSE in the heart of deep blue UC Berkeley. God bless these brave students. For Charlie."
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View on XAs the event concluded, the exits of the building were crowded with agitators who yelled "f*ck you fascists" at attendees leaving.
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View on XPer the Berkeley Scanner, four UC Berkeley students were arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of felony vandalism. Authorities said the arrests took place shortly after midnight after UCPD officers spotted "suspicious people" wearing masks in the area. they found that 28 flyers had been glued to the historic Sather Gate.
The notices featured quotes from Charlie Kirk speaking out against abortions, gun control, and other topics. The flyers, which announced a protest rally beginning at 4:30 pm later that day, stated, "Hate is not welcome on our campus. The vandalism was determined to have caused more than $400 in damages and those arrested were women between the ages of 20 to 22.
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