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What is Antifa and why Trump wants to label it a terrorist organization

What is Antifa and why Trump wants to label it a terrorist organization

Summary

President Trump wants to call the Antifa movement a "domestic terrorist organization." U.S. law does not have a way to officially make this designation. This action is happening close to the time a conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, was killed at a college event, but the accused shooter is not linked to Antifa.

Key Facts

  • President Trump is focused on the Antifa movement.
  • He wants to label it as a "domestic terrorist organization."
  • U.S. law does not have a system for this kind of label.
  • This interest arises around two weeks after Charlie Kirk's death at a college event.
  • The shooter accused in the Kirk case has no known connection to Antifa.
  • Geoff Bennett discussed the situation with Luke Baumgartner.

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