Student Reporters Witness Brawls Break Out During Heated Turning Point Berkeley Event

Students rallied and pounded on barricades outside Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley, where campus police stood poised with batons during the Turning Point USA “American Comeback Tour” on November 10, 2025. In stark political contrast, enraged students protested the conservative organization's event, which attracted a largely older audience who danced to nostalgic tunes while commemorating the late TPUSA leader, Charlie Kirk. Tensions escalated outside, leading to violent confrontations with police, resulting in arrests, and sending one man to the hospital. On Tuesday, Harmeet Dhillon from the U.S. Department of Justice announced a Civil Rights Division investigation. UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof indicated the university would fully cooperate with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force to pinpoint external agitators. The event was heavily monitored, banning numerous items. Earlier that day, police arrested four students for attempting to disrupt the event through vandalism, reflecting rising tensions on the politically charged campus.