The Trump Memo Blurring Protest and Terrorism

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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In late September, President Donald Trump issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7) — a sweeping directive ordering federal agencies to target what it calls “domestic terrorism” linked to so-called anti-fascist movements. Citing incidents like the assassination of Charlie Kirk and riots in Los Angeles and Portland, the memo instructs law enforcement to investigate “anti-American,” “anti-capitalist,” and “anti-Christian” ideologies — while omitting far-right violence entirely. Chris Cuomo breaks down why NSPM-7 may be the most alarming policy yet of Trump’s presidency: how it redefines dissent as extremism, blurs the line between free speech and criminal intent, and expands federal power to police ideas instead of actions." Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: Reverse hair loss with @iRestorelaser! Subscribe & Save for 25% off or more + free shipping on the iRestore REVIVE+ Max Growth Kit, and unlock HUGE savings on the iRestore Elite with the code CHRIS at https://www.irestore.com/CHRIS! Calm your mind, change your life. Calm has an exclusive offer just for listeners of our show – get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription at https://calm.com/CUOMO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:46.7	This National Security Presidential Mement,
0:50.7	N.S.P.M. 7.
0:52.8	This happened in September, and nobody's talking about it, and it may be the most
1:00.7	troubling piece of propaganda that has come out of this administration. I will tell you why.
1:06.9	I will tell you why. Domestic terror is a real thing. We are going down a road of increasing
1:16.8	fundamentalism in our society. As you have heard me say before, I believe it is an extension
1:22.9	of our binary politics and the battle to the bottom and the zero-sum nature of it and social media as a
1:30.9	turbocharger that is designed by algorithms to reward hostility okay that's what's going on and i must say
1:42.0	it is very interesting the president puts out a national security
1:46.3	presidential memorandum directing resources to target, okay, to target what he is defining as domestic
1:56.4	terror. Now, is it tricky when negotiating what is, what, what ideas are terroristic and what
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