The antifa terrorism threat the Trump administration describes does not exist

Antifa is a scattered movement of local collectives that opposes fascism. It has no leader, command hierarchy, funding structure or record of deadly attacks.

By: Jason M. Blazakis, Middlebury College, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: July 22, 2026

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Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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By Jason M. Blazakis, Middlebury College

The State Department on July 16, 2026, hosted what officials billed as a ministerial on the resurgence of left-wing political terrorism.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio invited representatives from more than 60 countries to Washington to hear an argument that many of them appear not to believe: that a transnational far-left terrorist movement called antifa threatens the democratic world. At the event, allies were asked to mobilize …

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