The Chicago-based college professor Elias Cepeda already had a history of social media posts urging violence against ICE, while describing federal agents as Nazis and referencing Antifa.
Follow the money: Among other things, FBI boss says probes have found fascinating connections between traditional anarchist groups like Antifa and transgender activist groups that are incubating in places like social media platforms favored by gamers.
Overwhelmingly, Republicans support the designation with an 80% approval. That's compared to just 20% of Democrats who do. Only 7% of Republicans oppose the designation compared to 53% of Democrats.
Cam Higby says he was assaulted by Antifa members as he attended the sometimes violent "No Kings Day" protests in Seattle. SPD is investigating.
An FTO designation would pressure other countries to follow suit, which is already being considered in the Netherlands.
The order comes after Trump declared last week that he would designate the group as a "domestic terrorist organization," and that he would consider giving the same name to other far-left groups, though he did not specify the other groups.
Consistent with his latest social media post, the president said he would consider designating other groups, but wouldn’t indicate others by name.