Trump threatens to cut UC Berkeley's federal funding after violent protests break out at the campus in response to planned speech by right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos Violent protest broke out at UC Berkeley campus over plans for Milo Yiannopoulos to give a speech Event was cancelled and the polarizing Beitbart News editor and his team were swiftly evacuated Trump later tweeted a threat to cut the school's federal funding Yiannopoulos later posted a video complaining that UC Berkley was 'no friend to free speech any more' Reports of protesters setting off fireworks, tearing down barricades and setting fires at the university One motorist drove off with a protester still on his hood after demonstrators began attacking cars Police reportedly responded to the chaos on campus by opening fire with non-lethal bullets Campus was placed on lockdown and students were ordered to take shelter on Wednesday evening The speech would have been the last stop on Yiannopoulos' anti-political correctness Dangerous F****t Tour Berkeley's Chancellor said Yiannopoulous 'uses odious behavior in part to 'entertain' but also to deflect any serious engagement with ideas.