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Trump Says He Is Designating Antifa as Terrorist Organization

Anyone funding the group should be investigated, the president said.
Trump Says He Is Designating Antifa as Terrorist Organization
An Antifa extremist pushes a burning recycling bin at Trump supporters during a free speech rally in Berkeley, Calif., on April 15, 2017. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Antifa will be designated by the United States as a terrorist organization, President Donald Trump announced early on Sept. 18 while visiting the United Kingdom.

“I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
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