WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump brought journalists assaulted by the newly designated terrorist group Antifa together with Cabinet officials for a roundtable discussion at the White House on Oct. 8.
Antifa is a far-left extremist group that originated under the Soviet Union and functioned as the violent wing of Germany’s Communist Party to target political rivals. The organization is known for political violence against its opponents, whom it routinely labels as fascists.
Trump designated the group a domestic terrorist organization in an executive order signed on Sept. 22.
One reporter who was attacked by members of Antifa in 2019 and again in 2021 recalled the moment when they assaulted him in Portland, Oregon, while rioting….
Journalists Recount Antifa Violence in Roundtable With Trump
