Trump jokes after NPR antifa question aboard Air Force One
On the flight home from the United Kingdom, the president deflected a reporter's inquiry about designating antifa a terrorist organization, delivering a sharp aside about NPR as the broader debate over the group continues.
US Politics • 5 months ago
President Donald Trump faced a pointed question about designating antifa as a terrorist organization aboard Air Force One on Thursday, as the presidential jet returned from a visit to the United Kingdom. The exchange unfolded amid questions from reporters on the flight, with at least one NPR reporter pressing him on how such a designation would be pursued given antifa's loosely affiliated structure and lack of a single leadership hierarchy.
An NPR reporter asked how the administration would proceed with labeling antifa a terrorist organization when there is no clearly defined leadership or membership. The president cut in with a quip about the reporter's affiliation, asking,