Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likened antifa to designated terrorist groups like MS-13, Hamas, and ISIS, asserting its equal danger during a White House roundtable. She described antifa as having an agenda to destroy the U.S., mirroring terrorist organizations. The discussion, attended by rightwing journalists, follows a Trump executive order labeling antifa a domestic terrorist organization. Experts, however, characterize antifa as a decentralized movement lacking formal structure or leadership, in contrast to the organized nature of groups like ISIS.

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