BREAKING: Antifa Terror Attack at TPUSA Event - Berkley (VIDEO)

Chaos Erupts Near UC Berkeley: Bloody Brawl Outside TPUSA Event Sparks Arrests Amid Antifa Clashes

Berkeley, CA – November 10, 2025  What began as a peaceful lineup for a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event devolved into a bloody melee, with masked agitators hurling insults, igniting flares, and trading blows with attendees—leaving at least one man with a gashed face and prompting swift police intervention.

The incident, captured in harrowing videos circulating on social media, occurred around 4:30 p.m. PST near Zellerbach Hall, where the Berkeley chapter of TPUSA was set to cap off its "This Is The Turning Point" tour. Speakers included Christian apologist Dr. Frank Turek and comedian Rob Schneider, drawing a crowd eager for discourse on faith, culture, and politics. But the evening's promise of debate was shattered when a group identifying as anti-fascist protesters—derisively labeled "Antifa terrorists" by conservative outlets—descended on the area, turning the streets into what one eyewitness called a "war zone."

Eyewitness accounts and footage paint a chaotic picture: A flare exploded in the hands of a black-clad demonstrator, sending TPUSA supporters scrambling for cover as event staff rushed them indoors. Moments later, a nearby vehicle backfired with deafening pops, triggering panic among the crowd who mistook the sounds for gunfire.

Shouts of "F*ck your dead homie" echoed through the air—a cruel taunt aimed at the memory of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated during a similar campus event in Utah just two months prior on September 10.

At the heart of the violence was a brutal one-on-one fight between a bloodied Trump supporter hawking event merchandise and an alleged Antifa member. Video from the scene shows the vendor, his face streaming red from a deep cut above his eye, yelling defiantly: "I was gay until Charlie Kirk showed me the way!" as bystanders jeered and a mob closed in.

The supporter later claimed to reporters that his assailant had attempted to rob him first, sparking the altercation.

Berkeley police, clad in riot helmets, surged into the fray, making at least two arrests on the spot. A UC Berkeley spokesperson confirmed the skirmish occurred off-campus, emphasizing that university security protocols were in full effect inside Zellerbach Plaza, where private guards screened attendees.

The clash arrives amid heightened tensions on Berkeley's storied campus, long a battleground for ideological wars. Just this morning, four UC Berkeley students faced felony vandalism charges from an unrelated early-morning incident, underscoring the volatile atmosphere.

TPUSA's local chapter, undeterred by Kirk's death and a surge in membership—now boasting over 200 students despite accusations of "fascism" from critics—pushed forward with the event under the university's Major Events policy, which mandates beefed-up security for large gatherings.

Frontlines TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez, live-tweeting from the scene, described the pandemonium: "UC Berkeley currently looks like a war zone."

Conservative voices wasted no time framing the brawl as a brazen assault on free speech. "Antifa turned Berkeley into a war zone and lit off flares," blasted The Gateway Pundit, while The Post Millennial decried the "violence and arrests" as a mockery of Kirk's legacy.

From the left, the narrative flips: Berkeleyside reported a "skirmish led to arrests in the street," with protesters jeering back and forth in a tense standoff that evoked the city's 2017 free-speech riots, where Antifa clashed with alt-right groups in bloody street brawls.

Those earlier melees, involving Molotov cocktails and baton-wielding Proud Boys, hospitalized several and cemented Berkeley's reputation as a powder keg. Today's violence, though smaller in scale, reignites fears of escalation, especially with TPUSA's provocative branding and the raw wound of Kirk's killing.

As the sun set on Monday, Zellerbach Hall's doors swung open, and the event proceeded under heavy guard—no further disruptions reported inside. But outside, the echoes of punches and flares lingered, a stark reminder that in Berkeley, words can ignite faster than any protest pyrotechnic. University officials have launched an investigation, vowing to "take any assault seriously."