India, Sept. 18 -- United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday (local time) that he is going to designate antifa, an anti-fascist movement, as a "major terrorist organisation".

This comes days after the assassination of right-wing influencer and his ally Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10. Trump's major announcement on antifa is in line with his administration's pledge to crack down on left-wing extremism, particularly after the assassination.

In a heavily worded post on Truth Social, Trump described antifa in his signature all-caps writing style as "a sick, dangerous, radical-left disaster". He also announced that people or organisations that fund antifa will also be investigated.

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