President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would designate Antifa a foreign terrorist organization after a roundtable on the far-left extremist group with independent journalists, Jack Posobiec, Nick Sortor, and others who have delivered tremendous on-the-ground reporting on Antifa.
While fielding questions from members of the press pool observing the roundtable, one reporter asked Trump if he would designate Antifa, which he has labeled a domestic terrorist group, as a foreign terrorist group.
“Well, has that been done? Pretty close, right? Would you like to see it done,” Trump asked, to which Posibeic immediately responded, “Yes, Mr. President.”
“They have foreign links all across Western Europe, the Middle East,” Posoibec added.
Trump added he would like to take such action, telling Secretary of State Marco Rubio, “We’ll take care of it.”
When Trump conferred with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Miller signed on.
“Yes, it’s true. There are extensive foreign ties, and I think that would be a very valid step to take,” Miller said.
Trump invited both Sortor, who Portland police arrested last week while he covered Antifa at an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest, and Posobiec to speak during the roundtable.
Sortor brought an American flag he saved from radicals who set it ablaze in the Portland street and displayed it before Cabinet officials and reporters in the room.
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