TPUSA students warn campus hostility toward conservatives is growing after Texas university attack

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) members involved in a violent confrontation at the University of Texas at Tyler say growing hostility toward conservative voices on college campuses is threatening open dialogue."The fact that we're there for open conversation on campus, it's sad that that's something that would make him be so aggressive towards us," TPUSA field representative Janae Jenson told "Fox & Friends" on Thursday.Jenson, who appeared alongside fellow TPUSA member Davis Thrower, said the suspect, identified as Ciro Tomlian, 19, a former UT Tyler student, repeatedly approached their display, insulting the group before the confrontation turned physical.TURNING POINT USA EVENT AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ENDS WITH TWO ARRESTS AND A STRING OF CHARGESDavis Thrower, left, and Janae Jenson, right, discussed a physical confrontation that occurred Tuesday at the University of Texas at Tyler.Ciro Tomlian, center, was later arrested.

(Fox & Friends/Screengrab; @frontlinestpusa)Jenson said the incident caught her off guard, particularly because she described UT Tyler as a "small" and "mostly conservative" campus, but she suggested the confrontation reflects a broader pattern of hostility toward conservative students."Our students face threats of violence and mean words all the time on the daily.So, I mean something like this is bound to happen eventually," she said.Video shows Tomlian wearing a cape and a round-brimmed hat as he throws an American flag on the ground and swings a cane at a group of people.

TPUSA members can be heard urging him to stop and warning that police were nearby."I think the media and interacting online has radicalized a lot of individuals," Thrower said, when asked about the confrontation.UTAH STUDENT CITED AFTER PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH COLLEGE REPUBLICAN CAUGHT ON CAMERAA split image shows Ciro Tomlian's booking photo after an incident, pictured in a still taken from video on the right, involving the alleged assault of three University of T...