President Donald Trump signed an order designating Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organisation” on Monday as part of efforts to crack down on the “radical left” in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Terrorist group designations – normally reserved for foreign organisations – allow the administration to ban members and seize funding, among other actions.
Trump’s order directs all agencies and departments to “investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations…conducted by Antifa” and its supporters.
Investigators have yet to establish a motive in Kirk’s killing and there is no evidence to suggest the murder suspect was affiliated with Antifa.
