A conservative speaker was attacked last night by a thug protester from Antifa during a speech at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
Michael Knowles, a conservative political columnist for the Daily Wire, was there at the invitation of the conservative group YAF (Young Americans for Freedom).
At some point during the event as protesters were yelling, a man dressed in Antifa attire threw a liquid at Knowles, thought to be bleach, hitting him in the face. Cops quickly restrained the man and arrested him.
Here’s more from University News:
One person was injured and arrested following a protest at an event hosted by Young Americans for Freedom Thursday night.
The event’s speaker, Michael Knowles, a conservative political columnist for the Daily Wire, was giving a speech titled “Men are Not Women.”
According to a statement released on UMKC’s Twitter, “The protest turned disruptive and after several warnings, the disruption persisted.”
The arrested protestor was tackled and tased by police. Others were maced, according to those in attendance.
Protestors originally planned to stage a silent walk-out at the event before heading to the Inclusion Spring Bash at the University Walkway.
After the incident, Knowles tweeted that the protestor tried to throw bleach on him. After speaking with police, Knowles tweeted that it was instead an odorous substance designed to smell like bleach.
UMKC says it will continue to gather facts on the incident and review campus policies and procedures.
Here’s the full video from someone at the event:
The whole video if anyone's interested. I find it baffaling that people were ready to jump on this and say it didn't happen. pic.twitter.com/yh6tZYAyAw
— Collin Tuso (@collin_tuso) April 12, 2019
Here’s a better video of the cops dealing with the Antifa thug on the ground, having to tase him to bring him into compliance:
BREAKING VIDEO: One person injured following protest at event hosted by conservative group Young Americans for Freedom. According to guest speaker Michael Knowles, a student threw bleach at him and was arrested. pic.twitter.com/nBC2B25dXz
— UMKC University News (@University0News) April 12, 2019
Knowles explains what happened from his perspective:
A student tried to squirt bleach on me during my speech tonight. Lucky for me we was a left-winger and couldn’t even shoot a squirt gun! pic.twitter.com/VHKS4hD4vW
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) April 12, 2019
He got me a bit in the face and on the side. At first I thought it was paint because of the color and smell. Later found out it was bleach. These are the people conservatives on campus are up against.
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) April 12, 2019
UPDATE: authorities now telling me it was not bleach — unknown odorous liquid, appears the attacker was a hoaxer who was fine getting charged with assault but wanted to avoid a felony
— Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles) April 12, 2019