Silke Jasso
At a Wednesday night protest at the University of California, Berkeley, a Donald Trump supporter wearing a “Make Bitcoin Great Again” hat felt the wrath of a protester.
Thousands descended on the university to protest a planned speech from Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
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A woman who has since identified herself as Kiara Robles was giving an interview with a local ABC affiliate about why she chose to attend the protest. Robles was wearing clothing that identified her as a supporter of President Donald Trump.
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“I’m looking to make a statement by just being here, and I think the protesters are doing the same,” Robles said before she was sprayed. “Props to the ones who are doing it non-violently, but I think that’s a very rare thing indeed.”
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During her conversation, Robles was attacked by an unidentified person with what many believe was pepper spray.
“UC Berkeley is a failing pile of garbage. Who would pay to hang out with these losers?” Robles later wrote on Twitter.
She also posted a photo that showed the aftermath of the spray.
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The evening’s speaker took to Facebook to express his disappointment at the reaction to his speech.
“I have been evacuated from the UC Berkeley campus after violent left-wing protestors tore down barricades, lit fires, threw rocks and Roman candles at the windows and breached the ground floor of the building. My team and I are safe. But the event has been cancelled,” Yiannapoulos wrote. “I’ll let you know more when the facts become clear. One thing we do know for sure: the Left is absolutely terrified of free speech and will do literally anything to shut it down.”
