Overview
- Trump told Just the News that the move will be done “in the strongest and most powerful terms” and that final documents are being prepared, though no formal State Department designation has been issued.
- Jewish Insider reports an executive order is being drafted for Trump’s signature, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said a designation for parts of the group is in the works under the statutory process.
- Texas separately labeled the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as terrorist and transnational criminal organizations at the state level, restricting land purchases and enabling lawsuits, a step CAIR is contesting.
- On Capitol Hill, a Senate bill led by Sen. Ted Cruz has 11 co-sponsors and a House companion has 19, including several Democrats, reflecting growing legislative pressure for federal action.
- Allies such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and Russia already classify the group as terrorist, and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly praised Trump’s planned designation.