India, Sept. 18 -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the anti-fascist Antifa movement would be targeted as a 'terrorist organization'.

"I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices," Trump wrote on Truth Social, while stating he would be 'designating' Antifa as a terrorist organization.

When Trump had initially floated the idea of such a designation for Antifa in 2020, legal experts had said that such a step lacked a basis in law, would be hard to execute, and raised free-speech concerns, given that subscription to an ideology is not generally considered criminal, Reuters reported.

His announcement comes after Char...