The Brief

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to designate antifa as a "major terrorist organization."

Antifa, short for "anti-fascists," is an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups and is not a singular entity.

The designation matters in part because it enables the Justice Department to prosecute those who give material support to entities on that list even if that support does not result in violence.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was designating antifa as a "major terrorist organization."

What they're saying:

"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 ORGANISATION," Trump wrote in part on his Truth Social account.

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