On Thursday, Fox News reported that a Turning Point USA event at the University of California, Davis, was disrupted by black-clad antifa rioters and disrupters.
TPUSA founder and President Charlie Kirk reposted footage to social media platform X of the moment antifa approached the group’s table. Police officers were on hand, but those seen in the video appeared to be doing nothing to stop them.
🚨BREAKING: ANTIFA has vandalized a TPUSA tabling event featuring @TheOfficerTatum, destroying our camera gear, tent, event signage, flipping tables, and assaulting our staff. We are extremely lucky no one was seriously injured in the melee.
While our people were under attack,… https://t.co/6heIzldHNV
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) April 3, 2025
The event featured former police officer Brandon Tatum, a conservative speaker and social media influencer.
The TPUSA X account wrote, “Our ‘Prove Me Wrong’ tabling event with @TheOfficerTatum at UC Davis was completely destroyed by violent protesters.
“They stole the canopy, ripped down banners, smashed foam boards, and even tried to steal the iPad and laptop of a @tpusastudents field rep.”
The account noted what the footage appeared to show: total inaction by the police. “TPUSA students were shoved and had objects thrown