Protester Arrested, Police Injured — Michael Knowles Returns to Pitt

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🗓️ 4 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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He was burned in effigy. Protesters were arrested. Now, Michael Knowles returns. In this explosive episode of Cross The Line, Michael Knowles heads back to the University of Pittsburgh—the same campus where he was met with violent protests, chaos, and national headlines. This time, it’s personal. Following the arrest of activist Brian DiPippa, who injured a police officer during the protest, Michael revisits the campus to speak with students, confront the narrative, and expose the truth about free speech, political extremism, and the growing hostility toward conservatives on college campuses. - - - Today’s Sponsor: ExpressVPN - Protect your online privacy today by going to https://ExpressVPN.com/michaelYT and you can get an extra 4 months FREE

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0:00.0	Is free speech dead on campus? Um, no. He is speaking right now. We are not shutting him down.
0:06.6	Hopefully we can drown him out. Thank you very much to the police for removing that.
0:13.5	Can you explain what happened the last time you came to the University of Pittsburgh?
0:17.9	Yeah, I showed up for a debate on the topic of transgenderism.
0:23.4	And when I walked up, the street was on fire with my welcoming committee, which was burning
0:28.4	me in effigy.
0:30.5	And as I was scheduled to walk out, some Antifa lunatic through an explosive at the building
0:36.4	and actually seriously injured a cop.
0:38.1	I was inside and all of a sudden I heard some loud boom and it was a little bit worrying.
0:43.7	You think Michael's nervous to come back to campus?
0:45.9	He didn't have security, probably.
0:47.9	Happily, one of the two lunatics who tried to blow me up is currently in federal prison.
0:52.6	He's only serving a five-year sentence.
0:54.1	He should be serving a 20-year sentence.
0:55.8	And the wife got off basically with a slap on the wrist.
0:58.4	But in any case, it was all reason to expect that my return to Pitt would be similarly excited.
1:06.5	Were you excited to come back?
1:08.8	With a welcome like this?
1:10.6	How could I not be?
1:11.6	I won't be silence no more.
1:14.6	I will be up.
1:17.6	Today, University Pittsburgh has made a constant decision to allow Michael Volz to speak in a university building
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