Rubio Urges 60-Nation Intelligence Push Against Far-Left Extremism as Democrats Call Focus Partisan
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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 16
Rubio Urges 60-Nation Intelligence Push Against Far-Left Extremism as Democrats Call Focus Partisan
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 16
Summary
More than 60 countries met in Washington as Marco Rubio pressed for intelligence-sharing against what he called a transnational rise in far-left extremism.
The Trump administration paired that appeal with new visa restrictions on members of alleged far-left groups and has already designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
Four European groups — based in Germany, Italy and Greece — have already been labeled Foreign Terrorist Organizations by Washington, extending the campaign beyond the US.
Eleven Democratic lawmakers warned Rubio the effort could sweep in lawful protest and political opponents, calling the State Department's approach partisan rather than data-driven.
Research cited in the debate is mixed: a 2025 CSIS report said left-wing terrorism topped far-right attacks for the first time in 30 years, while a 2024 Justice Department study found far-right extremists caused most ideological deaths.