Trump says he would designate Antifa, other left-wing groups as 'domestic terrorists' [View all]
Source: CNN
Trump says he would designate Antifa, other left-wing groups as ‘domestic terrorists’
Updated Sep 15, 2025, 9:21 PM ET
PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2025, 6:02 PM ET
By Kevin Liptak, Adam Cancryn
President Donald Trump said Monday he’d consider naming far-left anti-fascism group Antifa as domestic terrorists, previewing a plan to crack down on what he’s cast as a widespread network of left-wing radicals inciting violence.
“It’s something I would do, yeah,” he said when asked whether he would assign a domestic terrorism label to Antifa, saying he would proceed if he found support from Cabinet officials and the Justice Department.
It wasn’t clear who or what exactly Trump would designate; Antifa is a loosely organized movement without a distinct leader, membership lists or structure.
His comments come as a host of administration officials have signaled in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination that they’ll be targeting what they claim is a coordinated left-wing effort to incite violence. So far, no evidence has publicly emerged that the alleged assassin was working as part of a larger, coordinated effort.
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