At a speaking event featuring white supremacist Richard Spencer at Auburn University on April 18, one attendee, who described herself as a “black woman at a predominately white institution”, asked Spencer what it was like to get punched in the face.
The woman’s initial question was for Spencer to define how white people are more racially oppressed than black people. Her second question, which was met with audience applause, was: “How did it feel when you got punched in the face at the inauguration?”
As she was trying to ask the questions, a man from the crowd told her to wear pants and the attendees tried yelling answers before letting her finish. The video cuts out prior to Spencer answering the questions.
Spencer’s event was previously cancelled by Auburn due to concern about planned protests. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the university to honor the speaking event, citing free speech.
A group of protesters were arrested following a brawl prior to Spencer’s scheduled event.
