United States President Donald Trump announced late on Wednesday that he was designating the left-wing activist movement, antifa, a “terrorist” organisation.

Here is what we know:

What has Trump said about antifa?

On his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating Antifa, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.”

He added: “I will also be strongly recommending that those funding Antifa be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices.”

What is antifa?

Antifa , which is short for “anti-fascists”, is not a single group . It is a loosely organised, decentralised, left-wing collective of organisations and activists in the US that opposes right-win

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