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Physical conflict broke out on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus over religious and political arguments. A female student pushed and kicked a conservative commentator, and was suspected of making death threats. Police has started investigation.
On the afternoon of the 1st, a physical confrontation involving religious and political speech occurred on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan. A female student debating with conservatives about Islam and women’s rights suddenly pushed Jewish conservative commentator Liz Benichow to the ground and tried to kick her. Campus police overpowered him and took him into custody.
The video shows that while the student was being taken away by the police, she was still agitated and allegedly shouted at Benishu: “If I had the chance I should have killed you.” The video of the incident quickly went viral.social media The identity of the person involved also remains a matter of discussion.
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According to reports from the New York Post, Mediaite, and Hindustan Times, the incident occurred at around 5 pm on the 1st, when the conservative youth organization “Liberty Under Fire USA” set up a booth on the campus.
Video from the scene shows a student expressing deep dissatisfaction with the contents of the booth, accusing the activists of spreading anti-Muslim rhetoric and questioning whether they had taken permission for the campus event. There was a fierce debate between both the parties.
Later, Benishou, who was attending a free speech event, joined the debate and the topic turned to Iranian women’s freedom of dress. Pointing to the student’s face and nose ring, Benishu asked what consequences she might have to face if she went out on the streets of Iran wearing similar clothes.
The dispute escalated rapidly. The student first dropped the phone on the ground and then suddenly extended her hand and pushed Benishu hard, due to which the other person fell on the ground. After this the student kicked him.
A young man immediately moved forward to separate the two, but after the student was freed from her bonds, she took off her bag and tried to run towards Benishu again. The police officer and another man immediately intervened at the scene, and the police officer eventually pinned the student to the ground and took her into custody.
The dispute did not end with police intervention. According to another video released by the Daily Mail and the New York Post, as the student was taken away by police in a police car, he continued to insult Benishu and then allegedly yelled: “I should have killed you when I had the chance.”
The University of Michigan Police Department confirmed that officers were responding to an unsanctioned event on campus and saw a UM student assault a woman who had no connection to the university. The police detained the student on the spot and released him after completing the action. The case is still pending review by prosecutors to determine whether criminal charges should be filed.
Benishu’s agent and Free Fire USA CEO Taylor Sharp told Mediaite that Benishu suffered a lower back injury after being pushed and that he plans to take legal action.
Benishu later posted a video on social platform X, in which he blamed “leftist radicals” for the incident. He issued a separate statement, emphasizing that political violence should not occur in the United States and thanking the police for their timely intervention.
On the other hand, someone on the Internet identified the student involved as Temulun Togochog, a human rights defender of southern Mongolian origin, which raised concerns. However, as of the 2nd, the police and the school have not publicly confirmed the names of the students involved, and online identities still need to be verified.
Public records show Togchog attended a December 5, 2024, hearing of the US Congressional and Executive Committee on China (CECC), criticizing Chinese government policies on the language, culture, and ethnic identity of Inner Mongolia. He said at the time that he was born in the United States to a family of exiles from southern Mongolia, and that his father was Enghebatu Togochog, director of the Southern Mongolia Human Rights Information Center.
