"as a major terrorist organization."
"I think it's pretty well-known that antifa is sort of a loosely organized movement rather than a particular organization,"
"There is no framework to designate an organization as a domestic terrorist organization,"
Top Republicans called for increased scrutiny of antifa after the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. President Trump posted while on a state visit to England that he would be designating antifa "as a major terrorist organization." Republican leaders urged federal agencies to investigate purported funders of antifa. The accused killer has no publicly known link to antifa, a diffuse, politically left movement shorthand for "antifascist." Efforts to classify antifa as a terrorist group previously failed in 2020 during protests over George Floyd. Experts cite two main obstacles: antifa is loosely organized, and the U.S. government lacks a legal framework to designate domestic organizations as terrorist groups. Experts warn that pursuing the designation could have real-world consequences.
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