Trump Signs Antifa Order; Bannon Calls Teachers Terrorists

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Trump signed an executive order designating Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization” and directing federal agencies to investigate, disrupt and dismantle alleged Antifa operations and those providing material support. Legal experts and critics warned the designation is legally murky because Antifa is widely described as a decentralized movement and domestic terrorism lacks the same statutory framework as foreign terrorist designations. The order provoked immediate social-media backlash and concerns that it could be used to suppress political dissent and chill free speech. At Kirk’s memorial in Arizona, Steve Bannon and other MAGA figures escalated rhetoric — Bannon called many teachers “terrorists” — while administration allies vowed to target left-wing networks. The combination of the executive order and heated public rhetoric has ignited a fierce national debate over security, civil liberties, and political policing.