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Assaults on conservative activists on school campuses have made waves for years, and are resurfacing following the assassination of Turning Level USA founder Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at Utah Valley College.
On Feb. 21, 2019, on the College of California, Berkeley, a person tabling for TPUSA to recruit college students for a brand new chapter was punched, leading to a black eye, Enterprise Insider reported.
“Yesterday, UCPD despatched out a discover and request for data associated to a reprehensible incident that occurred on Sproul Plaza earlier this week. In line with the police, an unknown, unidentified assailant attacked a Berkeley pupil engaged in political advocacy,” the college mentioned in an announcement on the time.
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Turning Level govt director Charlie Kirk speaks on stage forward of a dialog throughout Turning Level Motion’s Chase the Vote marketing campaign occasion at Technology Church in Mesa, Arizona, on Sept. 4, 2024. (REBECCA NOBLE/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
The College of Texas at Dallas TPUSA’s chapter president, Paige Neumann, was assaulted whereas tabling on the college.
On video, the person could be seen hanging Neumann with a metallic bike lock.
“The attacker (pictured under) struck Paige within the head with a metallic bike lock, hitting her with sufficient drive to shatter her cellphone. Grace’s cellphone was additionally destroyed,” TPUSA posted on the time.
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Protesters maintain a, “No ICE on campus!” signal exterior Turning Level USA’s Pupil Motion Summit. (Fox Information Digital)
In April, left-wing protesters induced chaos at a TPUSA “Show Me Mistaken” occasion with Brandon Tatum at College of California, Davis, by which protesters assaulted employees and tore aside tools, Kirk wrote on the time.
“Whereas our folks had been below assault, police stood apart and did nothing,” he said. “Our crew is understandably shaken up, however they guarantee me they won’t again down.”
The college mentioned the occasion was finally capable of go on regardless of the havoc created.
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Investigators search a taped-off space in Orem, Utah, Thursday, September 11, 2025. The search is believed to be associated to the hunt for proof within the assassination of Charlie Kirk yesterday throughout a rally at UVU. (Derek Shook for Fox Information Digital)
“The UC Davis Police Division took one report of an assault,” the college mentioned in an announcement. “Nobody requested medical help. The occasion with the visitor speaker befell on schedule and was accomplished with out additional incident. The college protected the free speech rights of the campus neighborhood all through the occasion.”
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Kirk’s assassination despatched off shock waves within the political world, as there’s at present a manhunt underway for the suspect who shot him within the neck.
Vigils had been held across the nation on Wednesday evening, as President Donald Trump plans to award Kirk a posthumous Medal of Freedom. He leaves behind his spouse, Erika Kirk, and two younger kids. A big celebration of life service is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, which the president is planning to attend.
