I Spoke At One Of The Most Liberal Universities -- Here's What Gave Me Hope
I was prepared for the worst: students angry at me and my beliefs, wanting to shout me down. I fully expected to walk into a hostile environment.
I clutched my rosary, took a deep breath and stepped on stage.
A month after Charlie Kirk was murdered in broad daylight while debating college students on their political views, I was speaking at one of the most liberal schools in America.
Every year, one professor at the University of California, Berkeley partners with the Clare Boothe Luce Center to bring in a conservative woman to speak to his class of 200 students, with the purpose of exposing them to a different point of view.
I was quite nervous. Prior to being a White House reporter, I covered education. I knew how politicized college campuses had become. I have written about Berkeley before.
I was prepared for the worst: students angry at me and my beliefs, wanting to shout me down. I fully expected to walk into a hostile environment.