According to Donald Trump’s executive order, US authorities can act against “any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa.” The order follows the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Trump labels Antifa as ‘domestic terrorist organization’
According to Donald Trump’s executive order, US authorities can act against “any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa.” The order follows the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
People hold Antifa flags at Trump Tower to counter protest the “White Lives Matter” march and rally on April 11, 2021 in New York City, US
Antifa stands for anti-fascism or anti-fascist, and is derived from early 1930s Germany, where socialist “anti-fa” groups stood against Adolf Hitler’s Nazis [
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating the left-wing Antifa movement a terrorist organization, the White House said. The announcement comes in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
According to the order, Antifa was labelled a “domestic terrorist organization,” because of a “pattern of political violence designed to suppress lawful political activity and obstruct the rule of law.”
Trump’s order directs federal agencies to investigate and dismantle the “militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government.”
US authorities can act against “any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa, or for which Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa provided material support,” the order said.
Trump labels Antifa as ‘domestic terrorist organization’
According to Donald Trump’s executive order, US authorities can act against “any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa.” The order follows the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
People hold Antifa flags at Trump Tower to counter protest the “White Lives Matter” march and rally on April 11, 2021 in New York City, US
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order designating the left-wing Antifa movement a terrorist organization, the White House said. The announcement comes in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
According to the order, Antifa was labelled a “domestic terrorist organization,” because of a “pattern of political violence designed to suppress lawful political activity and obstruct the rule of law.”
Trump’s order directs federal agencies to investigate and dismantle the “militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government.”
US authorities can act against “any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa, or for which Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa provided material support,” the order said.
Antifa stands for anti-fascism or anti-fascist, and is derived from early 1930s Germany, where socialist “anti-fa” groups stood against Adolf Hitler’s Nazis.
It is a left-wing political movement that also identifies as anti-racist, with many of its protests staged against white supremacy.
A decentralized movement, Antifa has no national leader and is made up of “independent, radical, like-minded groups and individuals,” according to a 2020 Congressional Research Service analysis
