"The memo, titled "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence," aims to address how the administration will identify and target so-called "domestic terrorism." The document fails to mention that the vast majority of political violence in the U.S. is performed by right-wing actors. Instead, it focuses on incidents that it baselessly claims were committed by the left, including the killing of right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk and a recent shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) jail in Texas."
"Part one of the memo attempts to explain, though very ambiguously, what it means to be "anti-fascist." In defining what constitutes supposedly "antifa" beliefs, the memos lists "anti-American," "anti-capitalist," and "anti-Christian" views. However, it doesn't specify whether it will target groups based on actual incidents of violence or simply for professing a certain ideology. It also describes "anti-fascists" as being "extreme" on issues of "migration, race and gender," but doesn't provide a definition of "extreme.""
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum titled "Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence" to identify and target so-called domestic terrorism. The memorandum emphasizes "antifa" and left-leaning actors while failing to acknowledge that most U.S. political violence is carried out by right-wing actors. It cites incidents it attributes to the left, including Charlie Kirk's killing and an ICE jail shooting, without substantiation. The memorandum defines "anti-fascist" ambiguously, listing "anti-American," "anti-capitalist," and "anti-Christian" beliefs, labels opposition to traditional family, religion, and morality as potential indicators, and omits definitions of "extreme." The vagueness raises concerns about whether ideology alone could prompt targeting rather than violent acts.
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