Trump Designates Anti-Fascist Movement Antifa as a Terrorist Organization
According to the english section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Reuters, U.S. President donald Trump launched new measures against left-wing groups following the assassination of right-wing figure Charlie Kirk. He targeted the anti-fascist movement antifa, labeling it a “terrorist organization.”
Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he is formally designating this movement as a terrorist group.
He added, “I will also strongly recommend that those who fund Antifa be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and procedures.”
Antifa is a left-wing political movement with anti-fascist and anti-racist ideologies active in the United States and european countries.
Their primary characteristic is direct action. They engage in various protest tactics, including digital campaigns against individuals they identify as fascists, racists, far-right extremists, or capitalists.
The Trump governance’s tendency to manipulate concepts like terrorism is not new.After multinational terrorist groups emerged in Syria through violence without any legitimate elections held by Jolani’s faction, the U.S. government lifted sanctions against Damascus-sanctions that had previously caused significant suffering for Syrians under their lawful government.