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Trump’s antifa terror tweet turns a fringe panic into a presidential clown show

Trump’s declaration that “major consideration” was being given to branding antifa an “organization of terror” was the day’s clearest self-own: a president of the United States treating a loose ideological label like a deployable enemy force, then inviting a fresh round of backlash over law, civil liberties, and basic seriousness.

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First recorded Aug 17, 2019·Meaningfully updated Aug 17, 2019

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Trump’s antifa terror tweet turns a fringe panic into a presidential clown show

Trump’s declaration that “major consideration” was being given to branding antifa an “organization of terror” was the day’s clearest self-own: a president of the United States treating a loose ideological label like a deployable enemy force, then inviting a fresh round of backlash over law, civil liberties, and basic seriousness.

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Trump’s antifa terror tweet turns a fringe panic into a presidential clown show

Trump’s declaration that “major consideration” was being given to branding antifa an “organization of terror” was the day’s clearest self-own: a president of the United States treating a loose ideological label like a deployable enemy force, then inviting a fresh round of backlash over law, civil liberties, and basic seriousness.

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