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Sep 17, 2025 President Trump announced plans to designate antifa as a major terrorist organization Corroborated Power and Authority
The announcement sought to redefine a domestic political movement through executive security language, expanding the state's power to frame dissent as threat.
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- Trump Designates ANTIFA as a Major Terrorist Organization — President Trump announced the designation of ANTIFA as a major terrorist organization, despite legal experts noting that no law authorizes the president to designate domestic groups as terrorist organizations.
- Trump Plans to Designate 'Antifa' as Terrorist Organization — President Trump announced plans to designate "antifa" as a major terrorist organization, despite its lack of centralized structure.
- Trump plans to designate antifa as a 'major terrorist organization' — Donald Trump announced his intention to designate antifa, a decentralized movement of far-left-leaning activist groups, as a "major terrorist organization." This announcement was made during his state visit to the UK
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Week 35 – 2025-09-13–2025-09-19
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