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House Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., and other Republican lawmakers expressed strong support for President Donald Trump’s decision to label Antifa a terrorist organization and investigate who funds the group.
“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!” the president declared on Truth Social.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment Thursday morning.
TRUMP TO DESIGNATE ANTIFA A ‘MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION’
President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Morristown Airport on Sept. 14, 2025, in Morristown, New Jersey. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“President Trump is right. ANTIFA is a dangerous, radical group that thrives on chaos and violence. Rightfully declaring them a terrorist organization will help protect our communities. It’s time to investigate those who fund them and stop the lawlessness once and for all,” Rep. Harris declared in a post on X.
The House Freedom Caucus account reposted Harris’ post, and posts by GOP Reps. Eli Crane and Andy Biggs, both of Arizona, in which they shared screenshots of the president’s post about Antifa and thanked him for it.
Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
GOP Sens. Rick Scott, of Florida, and Mike Lee, of Utah, also thanked the president.
“Antifa has gotten away with its evils and terrorized cities across our country for far too long. This was 100% the right move. Thank you, @POTUS!” Scott declared in a post on X.
“ANTIFA is like a group of arsonists masquerading as firefighters,” Lee wrote. “Thank you, President Trump, for designating ANTIFA as a major terrorist organization.”
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Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., chair of the House Freedom Caucus is greeted by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., ahead of a news conference on Capitol Hill on Dec. 18, 2024 in Washington, D.C. ( Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
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On May 31, 2020, during his first term in office, Trump declared in a tweet, “The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.”
