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Milo Yiannopoulos Speech In Berkeley Costed UC Berkeley $800,000 For A 15 Minute Talk
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4:07Now PlayingMilo Yiannopoulos Speech In Berkeley Costed UC Berkeley $800,000 For A 15 Minute Talk
Milo Yiannopoulos’ 15 minutes in Berkeley cost university $800,000. Milo Yiannopoulos’ 15 minutes in Berkeley cost university $800,000. But the provocateur’s 15-minute, blink-and-it-was-over appearance in heavily fortified Sproul Plaza was anything but free for the campus that has been under assault by conservatives challenging its claim as the birthplace of the Free Speech Movement. UC Berkeley spent about $800,000 on a massive security detail that drew police from eight law enforcement agencies and campuses across the state. “It feels like probably the most expensive photo opp in the university’s history,” said UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof. Wearing an American flag hoodie under a jean jacket and his ubiquitous sunglasses, Yiannopoulos signed autographs, posed for selfies, sang the National Anthem and chatted informally with about 150 supporters, many donning “Make America Great Again” hats, as counter-protesters and members of the media watched from behind barricades. Without a public address system, it wasn’t clear what Yiannopoulos told the crowd in brief remarks that substituted as a kickoff to his Free Speech Week, which a sponsoring student group canceled on Saturday. After about 15 minutes, his security detail whisked him through protesters to a white GMC Yukon outside Barrows Hall — and just like that, he was gone. Dozens of people still waiting in line to pass through metal detectors to see the former Breitbart News columnist were not even aware he had shown up. About 700 to 800 people were outside the barricades when Yiannopoulos spoke, UC Berkeley Police Chief Margo Bennett said. Marco Gutierrez, a Trump supporter who came from Discovery Bay, was one of them. Frustrated by the long security line, he was disappointed he didn’t get in.
Plastic orange barricades surrounded the plaza as police in riot gear encountered a raucous crowd of protesters who started gathering two hours before the event, exchanging tense words in shouting matches that began anew after Yiannopoulos’ quick visit. Afterward, protesters spilled into the streets for impromptu marches.
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