Rubio, Miller Warn 67 Nations of Far-Left Terror Threat as Critics Dispute Priority
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Updated · CNN · Jul 16
Rubio, Miller Warn 67 Nations of Far-Left Terror Threat as Critics Dispute Priority
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 16
Summary
Sixty-seven countries attended a State Department ministerial where Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller cast "far-left terror" as a mortal threat and urged governments to defend their civilizations.
Rubio called for intelligence sharing, law-enforcement coordination and financial disruption to "dismantle" alleged networks, while Treasury said it is expanding scrutiny of nonprofits for illicit finance tied to the threat.
The event drew mostly European delegations, but many were represented by ambassadors or technical officials rather than foreign ministers after invitations went out only in early July.
Former U.S. counterterrorism officials said the administration is politicizing the issue, arguing left-wing extremism does not approach the threat posed by ISIS or far-right violence.
The push extends Trump’s broader campaign against Antifa and other alleged far-left extremists, including last November’s terrorist designations of four European Antifa groups.