Overview

• At a White House roundtable Wednesday, the president, senior officials and invited conservative influencers outlined plans to investigate and “dismantle” Antifa as journalists described assaults at protests.
• Trump said he would consider designating Antifa a foreign terrorist organization, though experts note U.S. law does not allow treating a domestic movement as a foreign terror group.
• The administration last month issued an executive order labeling Antifa a domestic terrorist organization and directing agencies to trace funding and use existing authorities to disrupt activity.
• FBI Director Kash Patel pledged to map donor networks with the Treasury Department, and Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed a cartel-style strategy aimed at organizational infrastructure.
• Execution faces hurdles as courts block National Guard deployments to Portland, local officials challenge federal interventions, and some individuals publicly labeled Antifa-linked dispute those ties.