So we had been looking at this school in particular at the University of Illinois

Champlain for several months. We had had some issues on a prior visit to the same

school. What happened last time?

Well.

Conservative speaker and author Matt Walsh drawing crowds of supporters and protesters here at

the University of Illinois campus.

When my campus speaking schedule was announced, there was one school in particular that I was looking forward to.

A university that, based on previous conservative speaking events was in dire need of a sensible

common sense lecture for the students seeking an actual education.

That was the University of Illinois Urbana Champagne.

Do you feel like on campus as a conservative,

have you felt like it's been okay for you

or has it been difficult?

I feel like I have to like kind of change my view

to make it easier for myself, honestly. Like I can have them but it's like I can't be too vocal about them because they try to like science or cancel you for what you believe.

This topic today being on abortion is this something you feel like you could talk about

I wouldn't necessarily be shouting it from the rooftops you feel like you can

express your views as a conservative here safely on campus no no no

for sure not on campus? No, no. For a Palestinian encampments now across more than a

dozen campuses as students call for universities to divest from companies

connected to Israel.

There was even concern that my speech would be shut down entirely

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