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White House Unveils 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy
The 16-page plan makes cartels, jihadists and violent left-wing groups the top threats, and says more Americans died from cartel drugs in 12 months than U.S. combat deaths since 1945.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a new 16-page counterterrorism strategy that top White House adviser Sebastian Gorka announced Wednesday, prioritizing neutralization of drug cartels, Islamist jihadi groups, and domestic violent secular political groups.
- The strategy identifies three primary threat categories—narcoterrorists, legacy Islamist groups, and left-wing extremists—marking a sharp departure from the Biden Administration's focus on far-right and white supremacist violence.
- Administration officials emphasize targeting 'violent secular political groups' like Antifa, with Gorka stating they will use 'all the tools constitutionally available' to map and disrupt these groups operationally before violence occurs.
- Moving from 'burden sharing' to 'burden shifting,' officials scheduled meetings with international partners on Friday to discuss counterterrorism efforts, demanding allies contribute more to regional security tasks like protecting the Strait of Hormuz.
- While the strategy cites a 42% rise in left-wing extremist incidents from CSIS data, critics warn the plan broadly defines domestic dissent as terrorism, potentially enabling expanded surveillance against activist networks.
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