What’s behind the White House’s anti-antifa order
President Trump designated antifa as a domestic terrorist organization last week.
He followed up with a memo directing the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force to investigate individuals and groups engaged in political violence and intimidation.
Trump cited antifa as a reason to mobilize 200 Oregon National Guard troops, which are expected to arrive in Portland within the next week.
The president claimed ICE facilities in the city “were under siege from attack by Antifa and other domestic terrorists.”
So what is behind these anti-antifa moves by the White House? And what exactly…
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