Overview

• In a Truth Social post on September 18, President Trump called Antifa a “major terrorist organization” and urged investigations into its funding sources.
• Reuters reports the White House is drafting an executive order on political violence and hateful language that could introduce restrictive measures against some left-leaning groups.
• Experts describe Antifa as a decentralized movement, and the United States has no formal list of domestic terrorist organizations, leaving the practical implications uncertain.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said he will initiate classifying Antifa as a terrorist organization in Hungary following Trump’s announcement.
• Liberal groups including the Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundations deny inciting violence and warn of threats to constitutional rights, while ABC paused Jimmy Kimmel’s show after his remarks on the Kirk killing.