Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday more far-left groups will be designated as terrorist organizations, citing the assassinations of Charlie Kirk and UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson as well as attempts on the life of President Trump as examples of the “distinctive and unique evil” fueled by political extremism.
“Far-left political terrorism is not a recent-day modern novelty,” Rubio said. “It is not a fiction manufactured by conservative politicians. For most of the modern era, it was in fact the dominant form of political violence.”
“Last November, the State Department designated four violent far-left extremist groups as foreign terrorist organizations, and there will be more designations soon,” he added.
