A Turning Point USA event organized by the UC Davis chapter was canceled Tuesday before it could even start after fighting broke out among protesters.
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About 100 protesters and counterprotesters fought among themselves, used pepper spray, knocked over barricades, and removed traffic cones, according to a release from UC Davis.
There were reports that some protesters were wearing apparel labeled “Proud Boys.”
Some in the crowd also used barricades to beat on the glass of the UC Davis Conference Center, where Stephen Davis, host of the weekly podcast SMASH with MAGA Hulk, was scheduled to speak, the release said.
The student organizers ultimately decided to cancel the event, and staff with UC Davis Student Affairs agreed that “there was grave danger should the event continue.”
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The release said that student affairs staff successfully evacuated the students and speaker from the building.
“It is unfortunate that the event could not proceed as planned. As a public institution, UC Davis values and supports freedom of expression as rights guaranteed to every citizen,” the university said in a release.
