1 week ago David Christopher Kaufman: Designating Antifa a terrorist organization is risky, but could pay off

Trump is taking a nip-it-in-the-bud approach to domestic terror

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1 week ago Trump signs order naming Antifa as ‘domestic terrorist’ group

Washington (AFP) — US President Donald Trump signed an order Monday designating the left-wing Antifa movement as a domestic terrorist organization, the White House said, in a move sparked by the killing of right-wing ally Charlie Kirk. Antifa is a shorthand term for “anti-fascist” used to describe diffuse far-left groups, and there have been questions […]

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2 w. ago Trump says U.S. carried out another fatal strike targeting alleged drug

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. Trump in a social media posting said the strike killed three and was carried out against a vessel “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area […]

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2 w. ago Hungary, following Trump, will designate antifa a terrorist organization, Orban says

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary will replicate a policy announced Thursday by U.S. President Donald Trump and designate antifa a terrorist organization, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday. Antifa, short for “anti-fascist,” is an umbrella term for loosely affiliated far-left-activists and groups that resist fascism, fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations. It resembles more an […]

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2 w. ago What is Antifa and why does Donald Trump want to designate it a terrorist organization?

The FBI maintains a list of more than 80 designated foreign terrorist organizations, but has no mechanism for creating a similar list of domestic terror groups

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2 w. ago Donald Trump vows to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’

Earlier this week, Trump told reporters that designating antifa a terrorist organization is 'something I would do,' though the legal ramifications of his threat are unclear.

Politics

2 w. ago Trump says he’ll designate antifa as terrorist group but offers few details

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he plans to designate antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” Antifa, short for short for “anti-fascists,” is an umbrella term for far left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity. They consist of groups that resist fascists and neo-Nazis, especially at demonstrations. It’s unclear how […]

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