Governor Newsom silent on violent Berkeley TPUSA disruption and arrests
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Two days after agitators violently disrupted a TPUSA event in Berkeley, California, the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has yet to comment publicly on the matter.
The incident emerged Monday night at a Turning Point event on the UC Berkeley campus attended by actor Rob Schneider and author Frank Turek, the Christian mentor of the organization’s late founder Charlie Kirk. Left-wing agitators flocked to the Zellerbach Hall, where the event, the last stop of the “Turning Point” tour, was held.
4 students were arrested at the university The Daily CalifornianHe did not include the names of the suspects in his report. It was stated that these people were women between the ages of 20 and 22. serious vandalism.
The UC Berkeley Police Department confirmed two additional people were arrested during the overnight activities.
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Christopher Joseph Benton, 48, no affiliation with the school, was arrested on charges of trespassing, resisting or obstructing a police officer, and unlawful presence on campus, all misdemeanors.
Jay Eduardo Maytorena, 22, listed as a current or former student, was arrested for trespassing and resisting or obstructing a police officer.
Several confrontations at the event went viral, including a man caught on video beating a Turning Point USA supporter who was arrested and charged with violent crimes.
Police said after further investigation, the second man involved in the fight tried to steal the victim’s necklace.
“After speaking with relevant parties and verifying information through open source media footage, officers determined that one of the men (a 25-year-old Oakland man) stole Jihad Dphrepaulezz’s chain from around the other man’s neck,” police said. he said. “The other guy was trying to get his chain back from Dphrepaulezz.”
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Newsom, who was in Brazil to attend the COP 30 climate conference, did not share anything about the interruption of the event, which conservatives described as an attack on freedom of expression.
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom’s office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Newsom famously interviewed Kirk before the conservative commentator was killed. briefly I touched On freedom of expression when discussing TikTok. Newsom expressed concern about teachers “policing speech” in classrooms.
“We are grateful for this level of attention to what happened to our students at UC Berkeley last night,” said Andrew Kolvet of Turning Point USA. Published on X
“No one attending a peaceful event should be subjected to the kind of harassment and attacks we saw last night. The Antifa thugs doing this must be stopped.”
The Justice Department announced it was investigating the campus chaos.
“Mafia attack and thuggish intimidation on participants performing their duties First Amendment rights In a post announcing the investigation into X, Deputy Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote: “Unacceptable.”
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A protester is detained by police prior to a “This is the Turning Point” campus tour event at the University of California, Berkeley on Monday, November 10, 2025 in Berkeley, California. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
The Department of Justice requested that the school preserve all records related to security and campus preparation for the Milestone event.
In a lengthy statement to Fox News Digital, UC Berkeley strongly condemned any violence or threats that could restrict freedom of expression. He also said he would cooperate with the federal investigation.
“The University is conducting a full investigation and intends to fully cooperate with and assist any federal investigations and the FBI-led Joint Terrorism Task Force to identify the outside agitators responsible for attempting to disrupt last night’s TPUSA event,” the statement said. The statement was included. “UC Berkeley will take all steps necessary to protect the right of every member of our community to speak and assemble freely.”
Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.
