President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time.
It wasn’t immediately clear what mechanism Trump would use to make the designation, and Antifa lacks centralized structure or defined leadership, making it unclear who or what precisely would be targeted.
“I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,” Trump wrote. “I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
A White House official told CNN, “This is just one of many actions the president will take to address left wing organizations that fuel political violence.”
Trump — who’s overseas for a formal state visit — signaled the move earlier this week in remarks from the Oval Office following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
IT. DOES. NOT. MATTER.
This is not about ideology or group structure, this is a political tool so that they can label any person, group, website (like this one) who opposes the administration as “antifa” and then lock everyone up and either ship them off to Guantanamo or put them to work as slave-labor to replace the migrants.
There is no law, there is no check or balance system anymore. We are going to lose everything including our freedoms just by talking about it if we don’t mobilize as a whole country, even if it means doing uncomfortable things and uniting with people who don’t share our every ideal… and this is where I know we’re already lost.
You’re all too entitled, too comfortable, to scared. Every negative, child-like emotion is what led us to this point without opposition.