Antifa is a generic term for antifascist groups (Picture: Shutterstock)Donald Trump has labelled Antifa as a domestic terrorist organisation – despite no US law allowing such a designation. Why is Trump designating Antifa a ‘domestic terrorist organisation’? But there’s no legal equivalence which allows the same designation to be used for domestic groups. Trump has long seen Antifa, an extremist left-wing group, as an enemy of his party. In July 2019, Trump expressed his intention to classify Antifa as a terrorist organisation after the group clashed with Trump supporters and the alt-right following the 2016 election.