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WASHINGTON — President Trump is escalating threats to crack down following Charlie Kirk’s death on what he describes as the “radical left,” stirring fears that his administration is trying to harness outrage over the killing to suppress political opposition.

Without establishing any link to Kirk’s shooting, the president and members of his administration have discussed classifying some groups as domestic terrorists, ordering racketeering investigations and revoking tax-exempt status for progressive nonprofits.

The White House pointed to Indivisible, a progressive activist network, and the Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, as potential subjects of scrutiny.

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