{"id":47516,"date":"2025-09-17T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T02:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=47516"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T03:10:17","slug":"trump-targets-antifa-movement-as-terrorist-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=47516","title":{"rendered":"Trump targets antifa movement as ‘terrorist organization’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump<\/u><\/a> on Wednesday signaled new action against left-wing groups following the assassination of right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, targeting the anti-fascist antifa movement as a “terrorist organization.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump said on Truth Social that he was “designating” the movement as a terrorist organization. “I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices,” Trump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was not clear what legal weight Trump’s proclamation carried. Antifa is a loosely organized ideological movement without a clear leadership structure or hierarchy, experts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, no evidence has emerged connecting 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with any outside group. Questions also remain<\/u><\/a> about his precise motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump and senior officials have repeatedly blamed left-wing groups<\/u><\/a> for creating an atmosphere of hostility towards conservatives before Kirk’s assassination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House is preparing an executive order<\/u><\/a> on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said earlier on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, in an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, repeatedly blamed what he called left-wing political radicalization for the assassination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the White House was working hard to ensure that “funding networks for left-wing violence” are going to be treated like a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critics say that Trump is using Kirk’s assassination as a pretext to crack down on political opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump initially floated the idea<\/u><\/a> of such a designation for antifa in 2020 amid violent nationwide protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, legal experts said such a step lacked a basis in law, would be hard to execute, and raised free-speech concerns, given that subscription to an ideology is not generally considered criminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for further details on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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