Overview

• At a White House session with senior officials, President Trump said federal authorities will be “very threatening” toward Antifa and its funders, reiterating the movement’s domestic terrorist designation from September.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem pledged aggressive criminal and financial probes, with Patel vowing to track “every single” donor and funding mechanism.
• The White House invited conservative independent journalists including Andy Ngo, Nick Sortor, Brandi Kruse and Jack Posobiec, who described assaults at protests and pressed for expanded federal action.
• Trump signaled interest in designating Antifa a foreign terrorist organization, asking attendees whether to proceed and indicating willingness to act, though no formal designation has been made.
• Efforts to send National Guard troops to cities such as Portland face resistance, including a temporary block by a federal judge in Oregon, while experts note Antifa’s decentralized nature complicates enforcement.