Ranking Member Thompson Statement on Trump Incorrectly Designating ‘Antifa’ as a Domestic Terrorism Organization
(WASHINGTON) – Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on President Trump’s Executive Order designating ‘Anifa’ as a domestic terrorist organization.
“Designating Antifa - which has no defined organizational structure or leadership - as a domestic terrorism organization is not only incorrect, it serves no purpose other than an excuse for the Trump administration to stifle dissent, investigate anyone - or any group - they don’t like, punish their enemies, and potentially label any American they want as a terrorist.
“Never in our history has the U.S. government named a domestic terrorist organization. Domestic terrorism has been on the rise for years, but government officials from both Republican and Democratic administrations - along with all available data - are clear: the real threat is from right-wing violent extremism. Sadly, the Trump administration ignored this threat in its first term and has so far this year as it has diverted vast resources and personnel away from countering this very real threat towards its extreme mass deportation agenda.”
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