UC Riverside enthusiastically welcomes Charlie Kirk

Youtube ^ | May 12, 2025 | Durium

[Fiji Hill]

On May 9, 2025 Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk visited the University of California Riverside as part of his nationwide American Comeback Tour and was enthusiastically greeted by students, faculty, staff and visitors. His presentation began with a hat toss as dozens of iconic Make America Great Again (MAGA) baseball caps were thrown into the audience.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: academia; california; charliekirk; education; turningpoint; ucriverside

[Fiji Hill]

The times are changing, and the Left's domination of the culture on college campuses is no longer total. At UC Riverside, Charlie Kirk was greeted with wild enthusiasm, just as he was earlier in the week at California State University Long Beach. At both locations, there was only a smattering of left-wing dissent.

[chrisinoc]

My friend went to the UC Riverside event. She said it was crowded and very warm but because she got a signed Charlie Kirk hat it was worth it.

I saw the Long Beach State event on YouTube. Nice sized crowd considering the students have always been apathetic about anything. The far-left university president must have flipped out over the crowd.

My take is the younger people are going conservative because they would rather work at Nvidia than Enterprise Rent A Car.

[HIDEK6]

My take is the younger people are going conservative because they would rather work at Nvidia than Enterprise Rent A Car.

For the longest time, Enterprise required its agents to wear professional attire, to include topcoats in winter.

It was a pleasure to rent a car from them.

[Wuli]

I think the Riverside County Sheriff is running for Governor.

[MinorityRepublican]

The times are changing, and the Left's domination of the culture on college campuses is no longer total.

Partially, I think it's because the Left decided to attack men. That became their huge weakness.

Is there a Democrat who's masculine? I'll have to say maybe John Fetterman. And they're trying to kick him out of the party.

[Savage Beast]

Maybe it’s because UC Riverside’s students don’t want to live in a woke hellhole.

[Fiji Hill]

I think the Riverside County Sheriff is running for Governor.

He is. And I saw a number of his supporters at the rally.

[gildafarrell]

Welcome change on campuses especially a California campus.

[Fiji Hill]

Remember how the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Weathermen and New Mobe types who were raising hell on campuses eventually became the faculty and administrators of our colleges? Perhaps they’ll be replaced by MAGA and Turning Point types over the next generation.

[Freee-dame]

It still is.