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Rubio to convene meeting on ‘far-left political terrorism’ with representatives from 67 countries
Rubio will urge wider intelligence sharing as the State Department says 65 countries will join talks on disruptive financing and infrastructure protection.
The Trump administration released a strategy memo authored by senior director Sebastian Gorka that categorizes terrorist threats into narco-terrorism, Islamic terrorism, and left-wing terrorism with an emphasis on aggressive action against terrorism.
Research shows that right-wing terrorism accounts for the majority of political violence deaths in the U.S., but the administration is focusing on combating far-left terrorism internationally, despite skepticism from many international officials and experts.
The administration aims to label groups like Antifa as transnational terrorist organizations using methods previously applied to other terrorism categories, raising concerns about constitutionality and authoritarianism.
The “Antifa Summit” adds to the State Department’s offer of aid of up to three million dollars to European groups ideologically aligned with MAGA ideals