{"id":1126,"date":"2025-09-22T16:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1126"},"modified":"2025-09-22T16:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:08:17","slug":"trump-says-he-will-designate-anti-fascist-antifa-as-a-terrorist-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1126","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he will designate anti-fascist &#8216;Antifa&#8217; as a &#8220;terrorist organization&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\">US<\/a>\u00a0President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0early Thursday said he would designate &#8220;Antifa&#8221; \u2013\u00a0a shorthand term for &#8220;anti-fascist&#8221; used by Trump allies to describe diffuse left-wing groups \u2013\u00a0as &#8220;a major terrorist organization&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump, who is on a state visit to the United Kingdom, made the announcement in a social media post, calling Antifa a \u201cSICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER\u201d. He also said he will be \u201cstrongly recommending\u201d that funders of antifa be investigated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Olamide, Wizkid - Kai! 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