TPUSA says U of M discriminated against them during Rittenhouse event

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Turning Point USA, the organization that brought Kyle Rittenhouse to the University of Memphis, says they were discriminated against.

Charlie Kirk, the founder of TPUSA, posted on X, saying he will now be asking Tennessee lawmakers to investigate the university. He claimed they “colluded with local protesters to sabotage the event.”

Kyle Rittenhouse booed during University of Memphis speech

Kirk also stated that he may file a lawsuit against the school for viewpoint discrimination, as he believed they changed the ticketing system the day of Rittenhouses’s event and “tipped off” to reserve nearly all the event tickets.

“The event was hijacked and the safety of Kyle and our students was put in jeopardy. This is extremely serious. Did the administration collude with radical BLM activists to sabotage our event,” TPUSA posted on X.

We have reached out to the University of Memphis and are waiting to hear back.

Kyle Rittenhouse event at UofM stirs up controversy on campus

Kyle Rittenhouse spoke at the UC Theater Wednesday night, but his appearance has sparked weeks of controversy throughout the community. Rittenhouse walked on stage with his dog to mostly jeers from the crowd of about 50-75.

His appearance of about 30 minutes was interrupted as protestors inside booed, yelled and disrupted him. Rittenhouse later stated on social media that the event had been scheduled to last 30 minutes.

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