A healthy debate and exchange of ideas? No —this is a college campus, after all.
According to a Fox News report and videos shared widely on social media, nearly 100 protesters at the University of California, Davis turned out to disrupt an event headlined by conservative personality and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Tuesday night.
The protests weren’t peaceful.
“The protesters, who were mostly wearing black, clashed with law enforcement officers and other students, including attendees of the event, as they smashed windows, hurled eggs, used pepper spray and blocked people from entering the University Credit Union Center, where the event was held,” Fox reports.
“There were at least two arrests.”
Watch protesters smash windows above.
Outside the event, police clashed with protesters trying to shut down the event.
Watch the footage below.
BREAKING: Riot police taking down Antifa at UC Davis outside Charlie Kirk speech https://t.co/pWzBThAVpi
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 15, 2023
UC Davis issued a statement, confirming one officer was injured during the protest.
“Outside the UCUC, about 100 protesters gathered and for brief times blocked the main event entrance and the pathway to the entrance,” the school said, admitting there were “minor incidents.”
It added: “One officer sustained an injury when he was jumped on from behind and pushed to the ground, and two people were arrested and taken to Yolo County Jail for allegedly painting graffiti on an exterior wall of the University Credit Union Center, or UCUC, where the event was held.”
Twitter CEO Elon Musk commented on the protest, saying “Not a peaceful protest at all.”
Not a peaceful protest at all
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 15, 2023
More over at Fox News:
Elon Musk, others respond after protesters smash windows, hurl eggs at Charlie Kirk event on college campus https://t.co/OfzahkMtli
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 15, 2023
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