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Crazed University of Michigan student pushes conservative influencer to the ground in unhinged attack: ‘I should’ve f–king killed you’

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Pollina, R. (2026, November 2). Crazed University of Michigan student pushes conservative influencer to the ground in unhinged attack: ‘I should’ve f–king killed you’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/us-news/university-of-michigan-student-arrested-after-attacking-conservative-influencer-lizzy-benichou-on-ann-arbor-campus/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-02 · by Richard Pollina

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An unidentified University of Michigan student violently attacked conservative influencer Lizzy Benichou on campus Sunday, shoving her to the ground and threatening to kill her as police arrested her. The incident was triggered by an argument over a sign asking "Is Islam Compatible with the West?" The video shows the student engaging in a verbal confrontation before physically assaulting Benichou and resisting arrest. During her arrest, she professed no remorse and threatened further violence against Benichou.
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On November 1, 2026, an unidentified University of Michigan student was arrested after confronting and allegedly assaulting right-wing activists on campus. The incident occurred near a table with the sign "Is Islam Compatible with the West?" in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In a viral video, the student is seen clapping directly at one activist, causing him to recoil and claim she slapped him. She denied hitting him but admitted approaching another activist, Emily Saves America, and then Lizzy Benichou, an identified conservative influencer. The student was adamant about having eyewitnesses who would vouch for her innocence despite video evidence to the contrary. This event escalated tensions ahead of a contentious U.S. Senate race in Michigan.

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📰 University of Michigan Attack On Activist
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Richard Pollina
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🔮 The man could be heard telling an off-camera campus officer that she had smacked him, which she vehemently denied, even as the crowd around her insisted they had it all on camera.
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Topics

Ann Arbor Iran University of Michigan anti-Muslim

Subjects

Benichou PERSON · 6× Iran GPE · 2× Michigan ORG · 2× University of Michigan ORG · 2× Abdul El-Sayed PERSON · 1× Ann Arbor GPE · 1× Democratic NORP · 1× Lizzy Benichou PERSON · 1× anti-Muslim NORP · 1× the United States of America GPE · 1×

Narrative

The unidentified, irate student is seen in the viral video arguing with two men seated behind a table on the Ann Arbor campus Sunday, beneath a sign asking “Is Islam Compatible with the West?” — before clapping directly in one man’s face, causing him to flinch away.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02
🔮 The man could be heard telling an off-camera campus officer that she had smacked him, which she vehemently denied, even as the crowd around her insisted they had it all on camera.

Claims (37 extracted, 2 hedged)

A lunatic University of Michigan student went berserk and attacked a conservative influencer, shoving her to the ground before being arrested — then declared she should have “killed” her as police hauled her away. asserted
police → go → her
The unidentified, irate student is seen in the viral video arguing with two men seated behind a table on the Ann Arbor campus Sunday, beneath a sign asking “Is Islam Compatible with the West?” — before clapping directly in one man’s face, causing him to flinch away. asserted
him → see → face
“This is f–king stupid, bro,” the student shouted, then demanded to see their “f–king permit” as shocked onlookers recorded her meltdown. asserted
onlookers → shout → meltdown
The man could be heard telling an off-camera campus officer that she had smacked him, which she vehemently denied, even as the crowd around her insisted they had it all on camera. uncertain
they → hear → camera
“I have several f–king eyewitnesses, I didn’t do f–king shit,” she yelled, then accused the man of “victimizing himself as a fully-grown man.” asserted
she → have → man
“The f–king anti-Muslim people here who want to say I put a f–king hand on him,” she added. asserted
she → want → him
As her expletive-filled outburst continued, the student turned her attention to a woman nearby — later identified as conservative influencer Lizzy Benichou — who asked whether the way she was dressed would be acceptable in Iran. asserted
she → fill → Iran
If you walked around like this in Iran, what would happen to her?” Benichou asked another person standing off to the side as the student got in her face. asserted
student → walk → face
The student then launched into a blindside attack against Benichou — shoving her to the ground before charging at her. asserted
student → launch → her
A nearby male onlooker then grabbed the enraged student before she could continue her attack. uncertain
she → grab → attack
“Don’t f–king talk to me like that!” she yelled as she was being pulled away from Benichou. “You wanna f–king get over here, bitch?!” asserted
You → talk → Benichou
The student broke free from a bystander, shrugged off her backpack and lunged at Benichou again, but a nearby cop and another man ran over and stopped her. asserted
cop → break → her
The officer then forced her to the ground and tried to handcuff her as she struggled against him. asserted
she → force → him
“Don’t resist,” the officer ordered. asserted
officer → resist → ?
“What the f–k are you going to do to me? asserted
you → go → me
Because I hit a dumb ass bitch in the face?” the unruly student said. asserted
student → hit → face
Once the student finally stopped fighting back, another officer arrived in a cop car, and the two were able to secure the handcuffs on her. asserted
two → stop → her
As the crazed student was being placed in the back of the car, she cried out that she had zero remorse for her actions. asserted
she → place → actions
“I’d do it again every f–king time, you stupid f–king c–t!” she shouted. asserted
she → do → it
“I should’ve f–king killed you when I had the f–king chance,” she added, causing onlookers to audibly gasp. asserted
onlookers → kill → chance
“Are you kidding me?” someone off camera asked in shock. asserted
someone → kid → shock
“No, I’m not f–king kidding you,” she doubled down. asserted
she → kid → you
“You’re sick, you’re sick. asserted
you → ’re → ?
Go to a mental hospital, bitch,” another onlooker yelled at the student, who was now in the backseat of the cop car. asserted
who → go → car
“I’ve already been to a mental hospital,” the student shouted back. asserted
student → shout → hospital
“And I’ll go again if it means killing you.” asserted
it → go → you
Benichou later reassured her followers on X that she was “OK” after being “physically assaulted simply for showing up and exercising my First Amendment rights.” asserted
she → reassure → rights
“Political violence has NO place in the United States of America,” the influencer wrote. asserted
influencer → have → America
“I am incredibly grateful to the law enforcement officers who acted immediately to protect me. asserted
who → act → me
I am now in a safe location receiving care and I am going to be OK.” asserted
I → receive → care
Benichou added that the assault happened during a “Liberty Under Fire USA tour stop” and claimed her attacker had been “identified as a supporter of Abdul El-Sayed” — the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan. asserted
attacker → add → Michigan
The attack came just days before Michigan voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose between El-Sayed and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in the US Senate race. asserted
voters → come → race
University of Michigan police were responding to an unpermitted event on campus just before 5 p.m. when one of their officers witnessed the attack, the department told the Daily Mail. asserted
department → respond → Mail
“As the group was packing up to leave, officers witnessed a University of Michigan student assault a woman not affiliated with the university,” police said. asserted
police → pack → university
“The student was taken into custody, processed and released pending warrant authorization. asserted
student → take → authorization
No injuries were reported.” asserted
injuries → report → ?
The Post has reached out to campus police for further comment. asserted
Post → reach → comment
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