The move comes a week after the assassination of conservative organizer Charlie Kirk<\/p>\n
US President Donald Trump has announced that he is officially designating the left-wing Antifa movement as a terrorist organization.
\nThe decision comes a week after the assassination of conservative podcaster and organizer Charlie Kirk during his college speaking tour. Senior Republican officials, including Vice President J.D. Vance, have attributed the murder to \u201cleft-wing extremism.\u201d
\n\u201cI am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,\u201d Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Wednesday evening.
\nHe added that those funding Antifa should be \u201cthoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices.\u201d<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8 “I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION…” – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com\/irLHCkrX1n\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) September 18, 2025 <\/p>\n
Antifa, short for \u201cantifascists,\u201d is an umbrella term for black-clad, masked left-wing activists who often violently disrupt conservative demonstrations and clash with right-wing protesters, as well as with police.<\/p>\n
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Vance urges employers to punish anyone celebrating Kirk\u2019s death<\/p>\n
The movement gained national attention during the 2020 George Floyd unrest. Antifa members have also been accused of participating in riots and carrying out ambush attacks on conservative figures and journalists.
\nTyler Robinson, the man charged with Kirk\u2019s murder, had reportedly held left-leaning and pro-LGBTQ views, according to officials.
\nProsecutors said he confessed to killing Kirk in text messages to his transgender romantic partner. \u201cI had enough of his hatred. Some hate can\u2019t be negotiated out,\u201d Robinson allegedly wrote shortly after Kirk was shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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