State of Affairs: Berkeley protests and California draws political lines in the sand

A bonfire set by demonstrators protesting a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California at Berkeley campus on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Berkeley, Calif. The event was canceled out of safety concerns after protesters hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started a bonfire. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Carla Marinucci, the senior writer for Politico's California Playbook and Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College, joined Take Two to discuss.

It was a night of unrest at UC Berkeley Wednesday.

Protests broke out ahead of an event that was supposed to feature controversial conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos. The event was eventually canceled.

President Trump weighed in on the protests Thursday morning, tweeting:

If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017

It was just one of the many dramas that played out on California's political stage over the past week.

Carla Marinucci, senior writer for Politico's California Playbook and Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College, joined Take Two to discuss.

Carla Marinucci, the senior writer for Politico's California Playbook and Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College, joined Take Two to discuss.

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