Democrats have been claiming that Antifa "is an idea, not an organization" sporadically for years.
But what was once nearly a throwaway line meant to defend Antifa's NGO accomplices in the legal and nonprofit worlds, including the Tides Foundation and ActBlue, which have funneled a lot of money to Antifa-linked organizations, the claim is being repeated often and with vehemence.
This is a hellscape. Last night in Portland, Oregon, militarized antifa insurrectionists laid siege to a ICE facility.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 19, 2025
They used fireworks to disorient federal officers and assaulted them nonstop.
Trump needs to activate the National Guard ASAP.pic.twitter.com/VilK18dpk6
There is a reason for that: Donald Trump's order that labels Antifa a domestic terror organization ups the legal ante quite a bit, and some of these NGOs could be in real trouble.
🚨NEW: Chuck Todd *PANICS* over Trump designating Antifa terrorist organization🚨
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) September 22, 2025
"I don't even know what Antifa is. I know what the definition of Antifa is. There is no group!"
"But what's dangerous is that by designating it, who's going to define who the group is?"
"And if… pic.twitter.com/vhZsRMSArF
So what was an occasional claim has become a mantra.
Jimmy Kimmel lies to cover for Antifa:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 10, 2025
“There is no Antifa. This is an entirely imaginary organization. There is not an Antifa."
That’s about as Orwellian as it gets. Legacy media continues to function as Antifa’s propaganda apparatus. pic.twitter.com/zhyrFDCaEg
Antifa has been around for years, and there is absolutely no doubt that Antifa is very real. It has websites, legal representation, access to significant sources of funding, and gatekeepers to ensure that infiltrators are kept out or punished. It has a flag, a handbook written by a professor who just fled the country (while still giving classes by Zoom and who is still paid), and lots of supporters both inside the Democratic Party and on the left.
New talking point directive just issued #AntifaDoesntExist pic.twitter.com/1BbAe8ql0q
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 10, 2025
It wasn't so long ago that Democratic politicians were happy to associate themselves with Antifa. You may recall that former Congressman, Vice Chair of the Democratic Party, and current Minnesota Attorney General, was proud to associate himself with the group during Trump's first term.
🚨 JUST IN: Democrat MN AG Keith Ellison is claiming #Antifa DOESN'T EXIST.
— @ojembanews (@kaingissa) October 11, 2025
Ellison: "There really is no Antifa as an institutional organization...Nobody even knows what it is."#KeithEllison #AntifaDoesntExist #Democrat #News pic.twitter.com/WdebDkEmL9
Now he is claiming the group is a fantasy. A delusion created in the fever dreams of Republicans. An invention of Trump.
Broadview, Ill. (Oct. 11) — Organized militants dressed in black preparing to riot together suggest that these individuals are part of an Antifa cell or network. Antifa & their allies usually meet in a nearby park of a targeted area to prepare attacks.pic.twitter.com/DTsABEVAft
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 12, 2025
The claim that Antifa doesn't exist is about as convincing as claiming that the Baader-Meinhof gang didn't exist, because it comes down to the claim that groups don't exist if they don't have Tax ID numbers. It is not a registered nonprofit or corporation, so obviously it is not real.
Here’s Antifa International detailing how to join an Antifa cell, or to start your own with other like-minded co-conspirators. They recommend joining the Torch Antifa Network in the U.S. (Rose City Antifa is part of this), or the adjacent Antifa network, the @iww.… pic.twitter.com/c1w1qN4WA3
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) September 18, 2025
Revolutionary groups don't tend to register as official groups.
Keith Ellison, Today: Nobody even knows what Antifa is.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) October 11, 2025
Keith Ellison, 2018: Tweets photo of himself holding Antifa handbook. pic.twitter.com/LJfZgsSNiz
Antifa very much does exist, and somehow Antifa members are able to move about the country with impunity and have legal representatives ready to spring into action when they get arrested.
The Hill is out with my column on Rep. Dan Goldman and other Antifa deniers who are trying to deflect attention from the violent, far-left group. Like J. Edgar Hoover's long denial of the existence of the Mafia, it is becoming increasingly absurd...https://t.co/8D3DXFYDs0
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) October 11, 2025
Nobody who is currently making the claim that Antifa doesn't exist could possibly believe it. They are not mistaken; they are lying. You can go to any leftist protest--if you dare--and pick out the Antifa members in the group. They are organized, dress in signature fashions, have lawyers in helmets monitoring the activities and ready to spring into motion, attack police when one of their members is arrested (they "dearrest" members by surrounding the police if they can), and set fire to police cars or pop the tires.
You interviewed Mark Bray, who is an Antifa member, liar, and has been vocal about his support for their violence. Proceeds from his "Antifa Handbook" were used to funnel cash to the International Antifa Defense Fund, which gives money to violent members who are arrested.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) September 19, 2025
Even… https://t.co/6PPQj2nzYE pic.twitter.com/CoapaCTwI1
Every single person out defending the claim that Antifa is a Right-wing fantasy is a propagandist. And they are pushing this propaganda because Trump's designation of Antifa as a terrorist organization threatens to separate the Brownshirt wing of the Democratic Party from its funders and drive them underground.
Jimmy Kimmel: "There is no Antifa!"
— Damon Imani (@damonimani) October 10, 2025
Reality: pic.twitter.com/fDunRFpqRI
The money ties between Antifa operatives and major Democratic Party donors is there to be found, and many of those ties have been revealed. It's just that nobody has been prosecuted, just as few Antifa rioters have ever been prosecuted because they are, when arrested, released by left-wing prosecutors in Blue cities.
A Portland Antifa member who I’ve reported on for his multiple arrests at riots (he was never held accountable) posted a death threat video against me. I have reported this to @PortlandPolice via their website and no one has given me a call in weeks. pic.twitter.com/bNtsjCOmfd
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 11, 2025
Antifa is quite dangerous. They have escalated from mere rioting and beating people up to actual attempts to assassinate people. Andy Ngo has been in their crosshairs for quite a while, and they almost managed to kill him a few years ago.
This is Antifa in Los Angeles.
— Muckraker.com (@realmuckraker) October 10, 2025
Notice the people in the green hats.
They are from @NLGnews, a legal group that documents and possibly sues anyone who dare to oppose Antifa with force.
They must also be investigated. pic.twitter.com/mbudNeiSeA
But now they are attacking law enforcement directly, ambushing an ICE facility.
2. These kinds of shootings are normally conducted by individuals.
— Mike Shelby (@grayzoneintel) July 8, 2025
What we see here is 10 militants and an 11th co-conspirator forming a cell, selecting a target, and carrying out a coordinated, complex attack.
Armed Far Left violence is not uncommon, but this is unprecedented
It's only going to get worse. I am pretty sure the Democrats are not going to be able to control the organization they helped create. Members of Antifa are willing to act like this because they are true believers, and true believers are not going to listen to their Establishment allies.
Antifa's association with the Democrats has been a marriage of convenience. If you have ever looked at a lineup of Antifa members, it's obvious that they are the dregs of society. They aren't the casual paid protesters that Democrats hire; they are spoiling for a fight.
Democrats may wind up regretting the cover they are giving Antifa now, as the federal government cracks down on them and starts tracing the money.
At least I hope so. Trump has 3 years to work on destroying the group. Let's hope the administration remains focused on it.
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