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, which conservative

00:19activist Charlie Kirk had begun before he was fatally shot in Utah. The event featuring

00:24comedian and actor Rob Schneider and others reportedly prompted large-scale protests and

00:30at least three people were arrested amid the chaos. Police say two people were detained after a

00:36fight. Four students were also arrested for alleged vandalism after authorities say they

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

00:48shouted chants like fascists out of Berkeley. Kirk's former chief of staff accused Antifa of

00:54being behind the disruptions on social media, while Schneider praised those who stayed at

00:59the event as courageous Berkeley students who refused to be intimidated by the not-very-tolerant

01:05left, adding, we know who the real fascists are. UC Berkeley officials say they're reviewing

01:10security measures in wake of the protests and violence. A university official released a

01:15statement expressing support for students to participate in events held by student organizations

01:20and its speakers' rights to share their message regardless of ideology.

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