California Governor Gavin Newsom has not issued a public statement following a violent protest that erupted Monday night at the University of California, Berkeley, during a Turning Point USA event.
According to police, one individual “had stolen the other man’s chain from around his neck.” The other man was reportedly “attempting to get his chain back from Dphrepaulezz.”
Newsom, who is currently in Brazil attending the COP 30 climate conference, has yet to comment on the incident. Fox News Digital reported that a request for comment from the governor’s office went unanswered.
Turning Point USA communications director Andrew Kolvet condemned the attacks in a statement posted on X.
“Grateful this level of attention being paid to what happened to our students last night at UC Berkeley,” Kolvet wrote. “No one attending a peaceful event should be subjected to the type of harassment and attacks we saw last night. The Antifa thugs who did this MUST be stopped.”
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the violence. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced the probe on X, stating, “Mob assault and thuggish intimidation of attendees exercising their First Amendment rights are unacceptable.”
The DOJ has also ordered UC Berkeley to preserve all records related to campus security and preparations for the event.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, UC Berkeley condemned the violence and affirmed its commitment to cooperating with federal authorities.
“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 university said.
“UC Berkeley will take all appropriate steps to safeguard the right of every member of our community to speak and assemble freely.”
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