Washington – President Donald Trump said early Thursday that he is planning to appoint Antifa as a “major terrorist organization.”
Antifa, short for “Anti -Faculty”, is the term umbrella for the armed groups that tend to the left, and it is not a unique entity. It consists of groups that resist fascists and new Nazis, especially in demonstrations.
It is not clear how the administration will classify what is the actual movement of a central organization as a terrorist organization, and the White House did not provide more details on Wednesday immediately.
Trump, which is on The state’s visit to the United KingdomThe announcement was issued in a post on social media shortly from 1:30 am local time on Thursday. “A sick, dangerous and radical disaster.” He also said that he will “strongly recommend” “to investigate the financiers of Antifa.
Christopher Rai, former Trump’s former FBI director, said in a certificate in 2020 Antifa is an ideologyIt is not organized, lacking the hierarchical structure, which usually allows it to be appointed as a terrorist group by the federal government.
After Trump’s position, Senator Bill Cassidy praised R. La.
In July 2019, Casidi and Senator Ted Cruz, R-TEXAS, Make a decision In the Senate to condemn the violent Antifa and appoint the local terrorist group.