This week in Washington, reporters spent a lot of time trying to convince Republican lawmakers

to respond to a presidential tweet.

Trump had accused a 75-year-old man knocked over by police in Buffalo of being a member

of Antifa.

And I should say this claim is baseless.

And this protestor, he's still in the hospital.

And I should say this claim is baseless.

And this protestor, he's still in the hospital.

Any more from Republicans or the campaign regarding the president's tweet?

No, Chris.

And I think that's what's most striking here is the silence.

Often when you have the...

I mean, Trump said he wanted to declare Antifa a terrorist organization a few weeks back, right?

Yeah, I could like with that.

They're not very organized for one.

The Antifa or anti-fascists, they're mostly connected by their tactics.

They embrace vandalism, looting.

They want to fight.

And it's rooted in this idea that, you know, the Nazis would have never come to power in Germany if people had literally fought them in the streets in the 20s.

So Antifa's not new, but Trump is bringing it up now.

And I think that's what's most striking here is that they're not going to be able to fight.

Antifa's not new, but Trump is bringing it up now.

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