“The ANTIFA led anarchists, among others, were shut down quickly. Should have been done by Mayor on first night and there would have been no trouble!” said the Global news.
The protesters had “little to do with the memory of George Floyd,” Trump said, adding that they “were just there to cause trouble.”
An American Civil Liberties Union official, responding to Trump’s terrorism call for antifa on Sunday, called it “abused and misused.”
“As this tweet demonstrates, terrorism is an inherently political label, easily abused and misused. There is no legal authority for designating a domestic group. Any such designation would raise significant due process and First Amendment concerns,” said ACLU National Security Project Director Hina Shamsi in a statement to HuffPost.
According to Wikipedia the group was formed in Portland Oregon in 2007, however it could be linked back to the infiltration of Britain's punk scene by white power skinheads in 1970's and 1980's. This group like any group that promote hate and violence should be viewed as a terrorist organization SO Why HAVEN'T THE KKK designation as such. I think it's time for a change and a new chapter in America history.
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