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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Trump says ‘we took the freedom of speech away’ as officials compare Antifa to Hamas in White House roundtable

Donald Trump suggested his administration could designate Antifa a foreign terrorist organization as top administration officials compared the decentralized militant antifascist movement to Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic state in a discussion at the White House to brainstorm law enforcement actions against left-wing dissent.

Right-wing media personalities joined the president and top law enforcement officials for what was billed as a “roundtable” event focused on Antifa, which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem labeled “just as dangerous” as designated terrorist groups and drug cartels.

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