You know, when you hear “UC Berkeley” and “Antifa” in the same sentence, you can bet it’s going to be a circus, and last night’s “This Is Turning Point” tour stop was no exception—a sold-out event featuring Rob Schneider and Dr. Frank Turek turned into a war zone as Antifa unleashed chaos hours before the doors opened. The final leg of TPUSA’s rebranded tour after Charlie Kirk’s assassination drew a crowd ready for a fight. An Antifa member lit a flare, sending TPUSA attendees scrambling inside Zellerbach Hall, while a car backfiring outside was mistaken for gunshots, heightening the panic.
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UC Berkeley currently looks like a war zone.
An ANTIFA member just lit off a flare resulting in TPUSA event attendees being rushed inside.
A car then comes and starts backfiring visibly scaring multiple attendees who feared they were hearing gunshots. @TPUSA | @Savsays pic.twitter.com/u3mG8rJDSx
— FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) November 11, 2025
TPUSA VP of Field Operations Andrew Sypher reported extreme measures—fireworks, tear gas bombs, and blocked entrances—to intimidate attendees.
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MORE: Police arrest another anti-TPUSA protester outside the “This Is The Turning Point” campus tour stop at UC Berkeley.
Turning Point USA VP of Field Operations @AndrewSypher says these protestors are taking extreme measures to intimidate our attendees using fireworks and tear… https://t.co/r0SAPJdGj6 pic.twitter.com/31OnB4X0fG
— FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) November 11, 2025
Protesters rushed barriers, leading to arrests, with police struggling to maintain order.
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BREAKING: ANTIFA protesters have rushed the entrance of tonight’s TPUSA event attempting to break down barriers.
Attendees were all rushed behind a police arrest and another anti-TPUSA protester has been arrested @TPUSA | @Savsays pic.twitter.com/xo8Mv0mFHj
— FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) November 11, 2025
The scene outside was harrowing—a woman clutching her two daughters tried to escape a screaming mob of masked Antifa members swarming every exit.
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UC BERKELEY- A woman holds her two daughters as she tries to rush them through the screaming crowd of masked ANTIFA members that are screaming at every attendee who leaves tonight’s event.
ANTIFA protesters blocked every entrance and then began running to swarm attendees after… pic.twitter.com/nP81TPaKsr
— FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) November 11, 2025
This isn’t protest; it’s terrorism, aiming to silence free speech. Berkeley’s history of left-wing activism meets Antifa’s modern thuggery, but TPUSA’s resolve shone through despite the threats. The left’s tolerance for this violence endangers us all—time to reclaim campuses for dialogue, not destruction.
