"The cultural left at MSU punishing students with their grades because they’re conservative — that’s fascism," Kirk said in a debate with an MSU student concerning possible fascist tendencies of the Trump administration and in universities.

The media personality also discussed the Israel-Hamas war. Kirk commented on the student turnout, saying that debaters have an "obsession with Israel."

Kirk has gained traction on social media for these debates at various universities, posting clips of them online. Students in attendance commented on how they have seen him on Instagram and other social media platforms. 

"I'm here to hear out what he has to say and get a broader perspective of other opinions," zoology freshman Teagan Van Kampen said. 

When commenting on immigration, Kirk claimed that "Dearborn is a good example of immigration gone wrong." He said that immigration to the U.S. is a privilege, not a right. 

Among the debaters, computer science junior Samuel Koffler challenged Kirk on Trump’s stance on cryptocurrency.

"I debated Charlie on Trump's crypto scams that he's done and also on Trump's market manipulation," Koffler said. 

After debating Kirk, Koffler mentioned that he was glad to have had a conversation with the media personality and was pleased to find common ground on certain topics such as being critical of leaders. He was also surprised by Kirk admitting that Koffler may know more than him about the subject. 

The event not only attracted MSU students, but people from the general public as well. There were several families and community members in attendance, including TPUSA members from other universities. Alex Waldecker, an addiction counseling freshman at Washtenaw Community College, is a part of the TPUSA chapter at Washtenaw. Waldecker said he often watches Kirk with other members of his chapter. 

"(I've) always enjoyed watching Charlie Kirk talk to other people," Waldecker said. "I’ve always wanted to come to one of these."

Silent and peaceful protestors were also present at the event. A small group of demonstrators held up a sign that wrote "DEFEND OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. STOP BEING FASCIST." 

Another community of protestors congregated as well, holding up signs advocating for transgender rights, immigrant rights and women's rights. They explained that they found each other and decided to hold up their signs together at a distance from the crowd.

TPUSA at MSU’s treasurer and philosophy junior Ty Bommarito said that the outcome of the event was satisfactory, expressing excitement about the future of MSU’s chapter of the organization. 

"I think we had some good conversations going down to the core of issues, and I think we might have changed some minds, which was the ultimate point of the event," Bommarito said.