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White House petition asks Trump to formally recognize Antifa as terrorist organization
Washington Examiner ^ | August 18, 2017 | Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 08/18/2017 7:58:17 PM PDT by bobsunshine

A new White House petition this week is calling on the Trump administration to formally recognize the Antifa movement as a terrorist organization.

"AntiFa has earned this title due to its violent actions in multiple cities and their influence in the killings of multiple police officers throughout the United States," the petition, started Thursday, states.

Antifa is short for anti-fascists, and the people involved are generally extreme leftists known for their face-offs with right-wing activists, including recently in Berkeley, Calif. Antifa counter-protesters made an appearance in Charlottesville, Va. this past weekend and clashed with white supremacy and neo-Nazi groups protesting the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue.

Though he didn't use the term "Antifa," President Trump, who has been under fire for not taking a dedicated hardline stance against the white supremacy gathering, did express concern over the violent actions of the "alt-left" in Charlottesville.

"What about the alt-left that came charging at, as you say, at the alt-right? Do they have any assemblage of guilt?" Trump told reporters at Trump Tower on Tuesday. "What about the fact that they came charging with clubs in their hands swinging clubs? Do they have any problem? I think they do. That was a horrible, horrible day."

Trump added that there was "blame on both sides."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: antifa; antifaduh; antifaterrorists; antifirstamendment; domesticterrorism; insurrection; petition; sedition; terrorism
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To: Boomer

Good point.. Let the court sort it out...I believe McCauliffe wanted an out of control riot, and he got it.The media quickly shifted blame onto Trump. ( They think the public is stupid... I didn’t see the Va Gov request federal help for crowd control.)
Politicians like MccAuliffe think that people’s lives are games to play with. He wants to be the next Dem presidential candidate.


61 posted on 08/19/2017 9:51:01 PM PDT by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: bobsunshine

Signed it. It is at 60,026 so let’s do what we can to double it.


62 posted on 08/20/2017 10:21:29 AM PDT by WMarshal (President Trump, a president keeping his promises to the American people. It feels like winning.)
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To: jackibutterfly

Yes what about BLM too?


63 posted on 08/20/2017 4:35:15 PM PDT by apoliticalone (Political correctness should be defined as news media that exposes political corruption)
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To: bobsunshine

Now just a cotton pickin’ minit here. Let’s be fair. They haven’t killed anyone. Yet.


64 posted on 08/20/2017 6:44:36 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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