A bizarre video captured a cape-wearing agitator in a wizard-style hat ripping down an American flag before launching a frenzied attack during a Turning Point USA event at a Texas university, as reported [1] by The New York Post.
The unidentified man was also carrying a cane when he grabbed the Stars and Stripes from its stand Tuesday. According to TPUSA Frontlines, he then attacked a Turning Point USA representative and two University of Texas students.
TPUSA Frontlines, described as the conservative organization’s boots-on-the-ground journalism wing, reported the confrontation from the Tyler event. The bespectacled attacker targeted activists hosting the “Pick Up the Mic” gathering.
The event is an open dialogue initiative created in honor of assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Instead of participating in dialogue, the cape-wearing man hurled expletives at the activists.
“Back the f–k up. Fascist pieces of s–t,” the man shouted while flipping someone off, according to the footage.
The confrontation then turned physical. The cane-carrying aggressor swung his cane and struck one man in the legs as the chaos continued at the event.
The attacker was eventually restrained and cuffed. Video showed the bizarre episode ending with authorities taking control of the situation after the assault.
Deranged leftist student was just ARRESTED at the University of Texas after vandalizing an American flag at a TPUSA table and then ASSULTING people with a cane.
We have a communist violence problem https://t.co/uTdFPEvKKZ
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 10, 2026 [2]
The man later apologized to a police officer for his outburst, according to Mediaite. He claimed that he had been “backed into a corner” during the confrontation.
University of Texas at Tyler President Julie Philley said three people were attacked in total. Her statement, which was seen by KLTV, also clarified that the attacker was not enrolled at the university.
The man faces a criminal trespassing charge following the campus incident. Philley made clear that political expression does not excuse violence against people taking part in a university event.
“Everyone has the right to free speech and violence will not be tolerated,” Philley said.
Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) also responded after the attack. Moran, who cruised to victory in this month’s elections held in Texas’ 1st congressional district, thanked police for responding swiftly.
“The First Amendment protects your right to speak, even to protest. It does not protect assaulting people you disagree with,” Moran said.
“Violence has no place on any campus, and it doesn’t represent East Texas. Thank you to UT Tyler police for acting quickly.”
The confrontation at the Tyler event came one week after another attack involving conservative political activity on a university campus. That incident occurred at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and involved conservative influencer Lizzy Benichou.
According to the source, leftist University of Michigan student Temulun Togochog attacked Benichou on the university’s Ann Arbor campus. Benichou said the attack happened during a “Liberty Under Fire USA tour stop.”
Benichou also claimed that her attacker had been “identified as a supporter of Abdul El-Sayed.” The source described El-Sayed as the Muslim Democratic candidate who won the state’s Senate race in this month’s midterms.
Togochog faces a felony charge of assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer. He also faces two misdemeanor assault charges following the University of Michigan incident.
At the Texas event, the cape, wizard style hat and cane made for an especially bizarre spectacle, but university officials focused on the violence. Three people were attacked, the accused was not a student, and a criminal trespassing charge followed.