US EditionWhite House hosts conservative influencers for antifa roundtable amid Portland protests
- On Wednesday, October 8, President Donald Trump convened a White House roundtable with conservative influencers and administration officials to discuss Antifa-related violence.
- After designating Antifa a domestic terror group last month, President Donald Trump held a roundtable following right-wing activist Charlie Kirk's assassination, intensifying focus on left-wing violence.
- Using pointed language, President Donald Trump warned `They have been very threatening to people, but we're gonna be very threatening to them...`, and panelists alleged foreign Antifa links across Western Europe and the Middle East.
- President Donald Trump pledged federal action against Antifa, ordering National Guard deployments to Chicago and Portland, while federal courts review these moves amid opposition from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
- Facing legal limits, the administration has warned it may invoke the Insurrection Act, while a foreign terrorist organization designation would criminalize material support, though the US Congressional Research Service calls Antifa decentralized.
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What to know about antifa after Trump moves to label it a "domestic terrorist organization"
President Trump on Wednesday hosted a roundtable event with conservative influencers about antifa. Participants included members of the president's cabinet, along with several journalists who say they've had experiences with antifa members. Daniel Byman, the director of the Warfare Irregular Threats and Terrorism program at CSIS, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Trump takes aim at Antifa — and the press— in White House roundtable
A remarkable scene unfolded in the White House State Dining Room on Wednesday as the Trump administration paraded convened a group of independent journalists and online commentators commentators out to share stories of violence at the hands of Antifa, an anti-fascist movement with no leadership or organization.
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Trump administration to designate Antifa a foreign terror organization
(The Center Square) – During a round table discussion with independent journalists at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, President Donald Trump said his administration would designate Antifa a foreign terror organization.
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