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Trump is designating Antifa as a major terrorist organization in spite of the fact that there is

no organization named Antifa. In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk,

the Trump administration is moving aggressively to suppress free speech rights

and left and progressive organizations.

And in Gaza, the Israeli regime is engaged in an all-out military offensive

against the densely populated Gaza City.

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Leanne, we're going to play a clip from Carolyn Levitt's announcement today that Antifa will be designated as a major terrorist organization.

This comes on top of two weeks, spend more than two weeks, but at least two weeks of escalating rhetoric by Trump, by J.D. Vance, by Stephen Miller, by their supporters in Congress, against left, progressive, and even liberal organizations

in a new McCarthy-era effort by the government to suppress dissent, suppress civil liberties.

Anyway, let's start with a clip.

Well, Antifa is going to be designated a domestic terrorist organization.

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