DONALD Trump has declared Antifa as a terror organisation just a day after Charlie Kirk’s memorial, with the president vowing to crack down on the “sick” movement.
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order that designated Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organisation”, following through on a controversial promise from his first presidency.
APPresident Donald Trump has said he will declare Antifa a domestic terrorist organisation[/caption]
ReutersThe statement comes amid claims he is cracking down on ‘left-wing sponsored political violence’[/caption]
The move comes just one day after the memorial service for the murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Trump described Antifa as a “sick, dangerous, radical left disaster”, and promised to go after its sources of funding.
According to the executive order, “Antifa is a militaristic, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States government, law enforcement authorities and our system of law”.
The president first announced his plans to take action against left-wing groups he blamed for encouraging the violence that led to Charlie Kirk’s death on social media last week.
He said: “I am pleased to inform our many USA Patriots that I am designating Antifa, a sick, dangerous, radical left disaster, as a major terrorist organisation”.
“I will also be strongly recommending that those funding Antifa be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices,” he continued.
In relation to Kirk’s murder, Trump said: “radical left-wing political violence” was “directly responsible for the terrorism that we’re seeing in our country today, and it must stop now”.
Despite the president’s accusations of the left-wing political organisation, there has been no public evidence linking Kirk’s death to the group.
The motive behind the shooting is still unknown as the alleged gunman Tyler Robinson has continued to remain uncooperative with investigators.
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