Turning Point USA event met with protests, arrests at UC Berkeley

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00:00A Turning Point USA event met with protests and violence at UC Berkeley.

00:13The campus event Monday marked the final stop for the American Comeback Tour,

00:18which conservative activist Charlie Kirk had begun before he was fatally shot in Utah.

00:23The event featuring comedian and actor Rob Schneider and others

00:27reportedly prompted large-scale protests and at least three people were arrested amid the chaos.

00:34Police say two people were detained after a fight.

00:37Four students were also arrested for alleged vandalism after authorities say

00:41they tried to hang a cardboard cutout of an insect on a gate prior to the event.

00:47Some protesters reportedly shouted chants like fascists out of Berkeley.

00:51Kirk's former chief of staff accused Antifa of being behind the disruptions on social media.

00:56While Schneider praised those who stayed at the event as courageous Berkeley students

01:01who refused to be intimidated by the not-very-tolerant left, adding,

01:06we know who the real fascists are.

01:08UC Berkeley officials say they're reviewing security measures in wake of the protests and violence.

01:14A university official released a statement expressing support for students to participate

01:18in events held by student organizations and its speakers' rights to share their message regardless of ideology.

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