Illinois State teaching assistant fired after arrest for flipping TPUSA table

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An Illinois State University teaching assistant has been fired after he was captured on video flipping a Turning Point USA table and tearing up the group’s flyers.

“While Illinois State University does not comment specifically on personnel matters, we can confirm Derek Lopez has been relieved of his duties as a graduate teaching assistant pending further investigation,” the school confirmed in a Monday afternoon release.

Lopez, a 27-year-old graduate student, can be seen in the video speaking to a man next to where the conservative group was promoting an upcoming appearance by political comedian Alex Stein.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/university-fires-turning-point-usa-table-flipper-from-teaching-assistant-role-after-campus-outburst/

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