Hungary announced that it plans to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization, following in President Trump’s direction.
“We will take steps to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization in Hungary. They’ve attacked peaceful people in the streets, leaving some severely injured, then have the audacity to scold us from the European Parliament. This is unacceptable,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced. “We applaud President @realDonaldTrump for taking the lead, calling them what they are: terrorists.”
Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártó urged the European Union to classify the group as a terrorist entity.
Describing Antifa’s activities, the letter says the group “constitutes a grave threat to the security of the citizens of the European Union and its Member Sates. It is therefore our shared responsibility to strengthen our collective response.”
The announcement follows President Trump declaring on Truth Social last week, “I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Trump is expected to sign an executive order on the matter.
“Antifa is going to be designated a domestic terrorist organization,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “The president intends to sign that executive order very soon, as soon as it’s drafted, as soon as today, later this afternoon. And this is something the president campaigned on, because we have seen a rise in violence perpetrated by antifa, radical people across this country who subscribe to this group.”
