Violent “Antifa thugs” stormed a sold-out event for Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA at the University of California, Berkeley, organizers said — with keffiyeh-clad protesters clashing with cops and attendees, leaving some covered in blood.
Turning Point USA leaders quickly blamed the bloody violence on anti-fascist agitators as footage showed demonstrators trying to break through police barricades after the campus event for the group was kicking off late Monday.
“Right now at our Turning Point USA campus tour stop at UC Berkeley… Antifa is breaking through police barricades and threatening our event attendees,” TPUSA chief of staff Mikey McCoy said on X.
A protester is detained prior to a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, in Berkeley, Calif. AP
Protesters scuffle with police prior to a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday. APAs the violence erupted, one disturbing clip shot by Fox News showed a man in a red “Freedom” T-shirt with blood gushing from his face.
Police were spotted pulling him and another man apart as anti-Turning Point demonstrators — including some sporting keffiyehs — tried to intervene.
At least two people had already been arrested, including one for battery, before the event got underway, police said.
A protester is detained by police at UC Berkeley. APThe event — which was held two months after Kirk, TPUSA’s co-founder, was assassinated at a campus event in Utah — drew hundreds of rowdy protesters.
People run as protesters and police face off outside a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday. APAntifa expert Andy Ngo said the violence “was organized by the violent outsider Antifa group, By Any Means Necessary.”
“The group was involved in organizing prior Antifa attacks on the campus and in the city,” wrote Ngo, the author of “Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.”
As night fell, footage captured demonstrators chanting loudly outside as cops clad in riot gear formed a barricade and blocked them from getting closer to the event.
At one point, a sign-carrying male protester could be seen being dragged away by officers after refusing to move back.
An “I Voted” sticker with some bloodstains on the sidewalk following a scuffle outside a TPUSA event. APDespite the chaotic scenes outside, organizers said the hours-long event — hosted by actor and comedian Rob Schneider and Christian author Dr. Frank Turek — went off without a hitch inside.
“Despite Antifa thugs blocking our campus tour stop with tear gas, fireworks, and glass bottles, we had a PACKED HOUSE in the heart of deep blue UC Berkeley,” TPUSA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet said.
A protester is detained by police after a clash at UC Berkeley. AP“God bless these brave students.”
Schneider sarcastically thanked the far-left agitators for coming to his event.
Protesters face off against police outside a “This Is the Turning Point” campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, Calif., Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. AP“Thank YOU, Antifa for welcoming us tonight at UC Berkeley,” he said. “We Look forward to our thoughtful, teargas free discussion and debate.”
Riot police were still in place as attendees were spotted filing out of the venue.
Agitators clash with TPUSA attendees and cops. Frontlines TPUSA / Savanah HernandezUC Berkeley assistant vice chancellor Dan Mogulof said the school had been bracing for the planned protest in the lead-up.
“The campus fully supports the rights and ability of every single student organization to invite whatever speakers they wish, regardless of their beliefs or perspectives,” Mogulof said.
The event marked the final stop of Turning Point’s “American Comeback Tour” — the nationwide event Kirk was scheduled to headline before he was assassinated.
