Overview
- A person approached a Turning Point USA booth at Kent State, pulled out scissors, and popped red, white, and blue balloons while shouting insults captured on video.
- Footage posted by Frontlines TPUSA shows the individual calling students “neck gushers” in language that appeared to mock the 2025 killing of TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk.
- Kent State said it is aware of the incident, has contacted the campus club’s leaders, and confirmed that university police are investigating.
- Students tried to move the balloons out of the path of the scissors, with one member saying “No, thank you,” as bystanders reacted to the popping.
- Kirk was fatally shot in the neck in September 2025, and authorities charged Tyler Robinson, a case that continues to shape campus tensions over political advocacy and safety.