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Trump Announces Intent to Designate Antifa a Terrorist Organization

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Above: Antifascist activists at a demonstration on Aug. 22, 2021, in Portland, Oregon. Image copyright: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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The Spin

Pro-Trump narrative

President Trump is absolutely right to brand Antifa as domestic terrorists. Their masked mobs hijack legitimate causes to unleash chaos — torching cities, ambushing police, and terrorizing communities. While the SPLC excuses their violence, Americans see the truth: Antifa is organized anarchy. Justice demands they be treated as the extremists they are.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy New York Post

Anti-Trump narrative

Trump’s bid to brand Antifa as terrorists is an authoritarian ploy, not a legal act. Antifa is not an organization but a loose anti-fascist movement opposing white supremacy — the real domestic terror threat. By abusing the “terrorism” label, Trump tramples constitutional rights, demonizes dissent, and accelerates America’s march toward neofascism under the guise of law and order.

Refinery29 Common Dreams