The Trump administration will be probing who is funding radical left-wing group Antifa, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt made the comments during a press conference after being asked about the organization set to be designated as a terror group.
Leavitt was asked about how the administration would hold Antifa accountable after being asked a question by Turning Point USA’s Frontlines White House reporter Monica Baldwin. Leavitt then listed a number of violent attacks linked to Antifa, including the shooting of a police officer in Texas, assaulting officers in Portland, and firebombing a pro-life facility.
“That’s why the President will be signing this order, and we will also be most importantly, looking at who is funding Antifa and who is funding these other violent left-wing groups that we’ve seen perpetuate so much crime and mayhem across our country,” Leavitt added.
Leavitt said that Trump will be signing an executive order later on Monday to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist group and that the order will include a portion dedicated to finding out when the group is able to get funding.
The suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Tyler Robinson, allegedly inscribed Antifa-linked slogans onto the bullets that were used to shoot Kirk. One had the phrase, “Hey fascist! Catch!” and another had the lyrics of “Bella Ciao,” a song that is linked to the radical group.
In a post to Truth Social last week, Trump announced, “”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.”
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