President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday ordering the federal government’s top law enforcement heads to collaborate to chase down domestic terrorists and organized political violence in the United States.
Riots and protests this summer against U.S. Immigration and Law Enforcement, the two assassination attempts on Trump, and the political assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk were examples listed in the White House memo to demonstrate that political violence has increased in recent years.
“This political violence is not a series of isolated incidents and does not emerge organically. Instead, it is a culmination of sophisticated, organized campaigns of targeted intimidation, radicalization, threats, and violence designed to silence opposing speech, limit politic