Overview
- Schneider told a UC Berkeley Turning Point USA audience that De Niro confronted him at SNL50 over his support for Donald Trump, which he says he defused by saying, "I love you."
- He framed the anecdote as a case for responding to political opponents with love rather than anger, saying cancel tactics cannot be matched in kind.
- Outside Zellerbach Hall, demonstrations turned violent and Berkeley police reported multiple arrests after fights among protesters, attendees, and officers.
- Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon and Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department and an FBI-led task force are investigating the Berkeley unrest.
- Schneider said he was told protesters used tear gas and mimicked gunfire, a claim reported in his media appearances that has not been independently verified in the coverage.