What is antifa? Trump wants group designated as a terrorist organization

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : (Many on the left have noted Kirk's statements such as lamenting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and calling transgender people "a throbbing middle finger to God.") Trump supporters praised his move.
44% : " Trump said he would also be strongly recommending that "those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices.
27% : What did Trump do against antifa?
24% : In a Sept. 17 post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: "I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
21% : And what does Trump designating a terrorist organization mean? Authorities have not confirmed any direct links between Kirk's accused killer, Tyler James Robinson, and antifa, which is more of a broad political concept than an actual organization with members, leadership or a headquarters that can be targeted, experts say.
21% : Can Trump actually designate Antifa as a terrorist organization?
11% : But Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and other administration officials have repeatedly blamed left-leaning groups for stirring up hostility towards conservatives that they say contributed to Kirk's assassination.

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