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.
Give it time. Black folk will be labeled as Antifa agents.
So will LGBTQ+ people. Especially trans people.
Similar to how they’re working on porn bans while simultaneously saying that being trans is just a weird sex thing. The end goal is to ban these minority groups from public, and give authorities carte blanche to harass them simply for existing.
Remove, not harass.
Anti ANTIFA? That’s just fascist with extra steps.
Hey Frumpy, Proud Boys as well, correct?
Look out, they may attack the antifa headquarters.
That was amazing, thank you!
What’s he got against WW2 vets?
That says more about Trump, than anything else.
He’s pro-fa
Without the “pro”
Anyone protesting or says anything mean again him from now on = antifa
Yep so those schedule No Kings for October will be considered terrorist gatherings.
Protest will no longer be allowed. At least peaceful ones. Time for general strike shut this country down.
It’s time for the Democrats in Congress to shut the government down.
Indefinitely if need be, just like Jimmy Kimmel.
I feel like it’s incredibly important to note here that 4 days ago the US military, at the direct order of president trump, destroyed a Venezuelan civilian boat in international waters killing every one on board. The ENTIRE reason the trump administration claimed this move was legal (it isn’t in either courts of US law and the International Criminal Court) is because they claimed the boat was carrying members of Tren de Aragua which they recently officially announced as a terrorist organization.
This is what a lot of commenters are missing. This might be the most dangerous part.
Gosh. I hope the antifa chief doesn’t get fired.
If you can declare a non organization a terrorist organization, you can also claim that anyone you don’t like is a member.
This is deliberate
Some of the most important leaders of antifa
Believe it or not, also a leader of antifa
He supported Pinochet and the South African apartheid regime, so no.
There was also the whole Iran-Contra kerfuffle, with said Contras being, shall we say, not really nice. Oh, and let’s not forget the Soviet-Afghan war, where lots of USA and Saudi money ended up financing “freedom fighters”
The asswipe on the far right, Stalin, is the number 2 ranked murderer and does represent ANTIFA.
I hate this country. I hate having been born here. I hate the fact fascism is on the rise. I hate that people are openly embracing it again. I hate that I have to consider leaving everything for a less shit country. I hate almost everything.
Which country are you thinking of moving to?
Antarctica
Fascism is on the rise everywhere, you won’t escape it by leaving. The only choice is to resist.
I don’t want to have to fight just to exist every single day of my life. It’s exhausting
Is he legally able to do that?
I’m sure the republicans will give him carte blanche here, but I’m wondering if there’s any minimum bar to declare a group a terrorist organization.
Is he legally able to do that?
Has that stopped him before?
Yes, but only like 1.5 months later if the courts rule against him
It’s a pretense to shake down nonprofits with any connection to defending our rights. Open their books and make a mountain out even the slightest mistakes. Scare opponents into inaction.
Does an organization named Antifa even exist?
No, that’s the sweet part - everyone and everything can now be designated ‘anti-fa’ as the state desires!
I guess it’s possible someone somewhere made an organization, but I can’t find one with my very lazy googling.
Their website has everything you need to know.
He’s Facist and AntiFa is short for Anti-Facist
Makes sense from his fantasy version of the world.
Can’t wait for him to fall asleep in public and not wake-up
Trump Jnr was on some show a few days ago explaining how Antifa stands for Anti-Fascist but that they’re using the tools of fascists and are become fascist themselves.
This is how they will explain it to the sheep in red hats
The leftists are just like us and that is wrong so we must arrest them.
STOP COPYING MEEEEE
Designate a concept as a terrorist organization, and then you can label anyone you don’t like as antifa so you can prosecute them.
It’s ridiculous how far the US is now into fascism. If the frog knew any history it would know what it means to be in a nice pot with warm water on top of a stove.
This feels like those theatre plays for children where the wolf is hiding behind the main character and all the children are shouting “the wolf is there!!” While the main character remains oblivious.
This is what everyone warned of years ago.
He will label ActBlue as antifia. Its how a lot of progressive gather money to fund their campaigns. So AOC etc will either have to turn to super Pacs and fall inline or get no support.
Just watch they already mentioned investigating them before.
The Global War on Don’t Like Your Face doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, though it’s far more accurate.
Against fascism? Terrorist
Against Trump? Terrorist
Pro-LGBT? Terrorist
Pro-free speech? Believe it or not, terrorist
Glad that you realized now that the term was always used against people other dislikes
You undercook fish, terrorist, you over cook chicken, terrorist.
Against genocide? Terrorist
Terrorism is the enemy of the “free world” because it’s a way for those being exploited to fight back without paying into the MIC.
