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Trump designates Antifa a 'domestic terrorist organisation'
President Donald Trump signed an order designating Antifa as a "domestic terrorist organisation" on Monday as part of efforts to crack down on the "radical left" in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Antifa - short for anti-fascist - is a decentralised, leftist movement that opposes far-right, racist and fascist groups that has long been a top target of Trump and other Republicans.
It is a loose, leaderless affiliation that lacks a membership list or structure, which raises questions about how Trump will actually target the group.
In a post to his Truth Social platform, the president called the group a "sick, dangerous, radical left disaster" and pledged it would be "thoroughly investigated".
The word Antifa comes from the German word "antifaschistisch", a reference to a German anti-fascist group from the 1930s.
While Antifa's existence in the US dates back decades, it rose to prominence following Trump's first election victory in 2016 and the far-right rally in Charlottesville in 2017, where various anti-fascist groups started to come together.
Investigators have yet to establish a motive in Kirk's killing and there is no evidence to suggest the murder suspect was affiliated with Antifa.
The lack of a centralised organisation means that Antifa cells tend to form organically, both online and offline, and its activists include anarchists, communists and hardline socialists who broadly share anti-government, anti-capitalist, pro-LGBTQ, and pro-immigration views.
But Antifa is sometimes used as a catch-all term by conservative politicians and commentators to include other liberal and left-wing groups that they politically object to.
Having said that, shouldn't all these types of groups be declared terrorist organisation Capitol Hill attack 6th January:
The mob included Republican Party officials, current and former state legislators and political donors, far-right militants, white supremacists,[349] conservative evangelical Christians,[m] and participants of the "Save America" Rally.[350] According to the FBI, dozens of people on its terrorist watchlist were in D.C. for pro-Trump events on the 6th, with the majority being "suspected white supremacists".[351] Some came heavily armed and some were convicted criminals, including a man who had been released from a Florida prison after serving a sentence for attempted murder.
Proud Boys
Oath Keepers
QAnon
White supremacists, neo-Nazis, and neo-Confederates
Police and military connections
Politico reported that some rioters briefly showed their police badges or military identification to law enforcement as they approached the Capitol, expecting to be let inside; a Capitol Police officer told BuzzFeed News that one rioter had told him "[w]e're doing this for you" as he flashed a badge.[328] One former police officer, Laura Steele, was convicted for breaching the Capitol with fellow Oath Keepers.[424]
A number of U.S. military personnel participated in the attack;[349] the Department of Defense is investigating members on active and reserve duty who may have been involved.[425][426] Nearly 20% of defendants charged in relation to the attack, and about 12% of the participants in general, were current or former members of the U.S. military.
I would have been a lot quicker writing most people who vote republican.
What next Troops on the streets, but only democrat streets.
< Message edited by wickedsdesires -- 10/3/2025 9:24:09 AM >
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