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As Trump talks of designating antifa a foreign terrorist group, experts see danger

President Trump speaks as (L-R) White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel listen during a roundtable discussion at the White House on Oct. 8. The administration held the roundtable to discuss the antifa movement after the president signed an executive order designating it as a "domestic terrorist organization."

The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including social media organizations, civic organizations and everything in between."

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