# US President Donald Trump said he would designate “Antifa”, a shorthand term for “anti-fascist” used to describe far-left groups, as “a major terrorist organisation,” a move he threatened in his first term. For years Trump has blamed Antifa for various wrongs, from violence against police to being behind the US Capitol riot on 6 January 2021, that aimed to block Joe Biden’s presidential election win. Trump called Antifa “a sick, dangerous, radical left disaster.” Antifa has no head or national organisation and seemed to be made up of independent, like-minded groups.
Trump wants to designate Antifa a ‘major terrorist organisation’