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Hundreds of far-left nonprofits signed an open letter condemning President Donald Trump’s September memo cracking down on domestic terrorism and organized political violence.
“Political violence is unacceptable. But efforts by the president of the United States to defund, discredit, and dismantle nonprofit groups he simply disagrees with are reprehensible and dangerous,” the letter stated.
Trump’s Sept. 25 National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-7) establishes a “national strategy to investigate and disrupt networks, entities, and organizations that foment political violence.”
The memo empowers the National Joint Terrorism Task Force to “investigate potential federal crimes relating to acts of recruiting or radicalizing persons for the purpose of: political violence, terrorism, or conspiracy against rights; or the violent deprivation of any citizen’s rights.”
A “pattern of violent and terroristic activities” is hidden under the self-described commitment to “anti-fascism,” and that such language is used to “portray foundational American principles as ‘fascist’ to justify and encourage acts of violent revolution,” the memo asserted.
The directive specifically pointed to “organized campaigns,” and the alleged networks behind political violence and domestic terrorism.
“Common threads animating this violent conduct include anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality,” the memo continued.
Trump designated Antifa as a terrorist organization in September.
While the memo sparked backlash on the left, the directive does not create new laws and states it will be “implemented consistent with applicable law.”
A general view shows French riot police forces firing tear gas during a rally as part of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ worldwide protests against racism and police brutality, on Place de la Republique in Paris on June 13, 2020.(Photo by AURORE MESENGE/AFP via Getty Images)
Some of the groups that signed the letter opposing Trump’s directive promoted anti-Israel causes, supported riots across the country or advocated for the mutilation of children through “gender affirming care.”
Several chapters with the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) signed the letter slamming Trump’s memo. CAIR’s Executive Director, Nihad Awad, reportedly said he was “happy to see” Hamas attack Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) signed the letter, and its co-founder Hatem Bazian also founded Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and is a professor at UC Berkeley.
AMP allegedly admitted to funding the anti-Zionist group Jewish Voice for Peace, according to a report from the Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy. Jewish Voice for Peace was involved in the occupation of the U.S. Capitol building in 2023.
AMP was held in civil contempt Monday by the Richmond City Circuit Court for allegedly refusing to comply with investigations into accusations “that the organization may have used solicited funds for impermissible purposes.”
The Daily Caller reached out to AMP but has not heard back as of publication.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 16: Mahmoud Khalil, former Columbia University graduate student known for his role in the 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests, speaks at a Pro-Palestinian “March for Humanity” rally against the humanitarian crisis in Gaza on August 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
The Non-Government Organization (NGO) Monitor found that the Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC), another signatory of the letter, features a quote on its website from the former spokesperson of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — a U.S. designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) — and spread similar propaganda to the youth arm of the organization.
Other organizations listed are focused on domestic issues, specifically opposing law enforcement.
The Center for Policing Equity co-signed another letter condemning systemic “state-sanctioned violence” of “brutality and fatality upon Black people since our nation’s founding” during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests of 2020.
The Sunrise Movement, another signatory of the letter opposing Trump, is a youth movement whose “demands” include “[abolishing] the police,” according to its website. The group also supported the Antifa-tied Stop Cop City/Defend the Atlanta Forest coalition, according to a Capital Research Center report.
A statement from the Black Alliance for Just Immigration condemned Trump’s mass deportation operation targeting illegal aliens as “violent ICE raids terrorizing communities” across the country. It also said U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a “history of using racist law enforcement methods.”
Trump’s memo cited recent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles, California, and Portland, Oregon, as justification for the directive, stating there has been over a “1,000 percent increase in attacks on [ICE] officers” since the beginning of Trump’s second administration.
PORTLAND, OREGON – SEPTEMBER 28: Federal agents confront protesters outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on September 28, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. In a Truth Social post on September 27th, President Trump authorized the deployment of military troops to “protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.” (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)
Other signatories are advocating for sex changes for minors amid Trump’s federal crackdown on those procedures.
The President of the Funders for LGBTQ Issues, which has an “Out in the South” initiative, co-wrote a 2024 article lamenting legislation “targeting health care access” in Grant Makers in Health.
The article pointed to the Campaign for Southern Equality’s Trans Youth Emergency Project (TYEP) as a positive example, noting they provide “personalized support and emergency grants to transgender youth and their families” to support “clinic visits and travel costs.”
Another group, the Alliance for TransYouth Rights, states on its website that it is “fighting for our children’s right to equal access and equal treatment.” The group co-sponsored a California state bill they called “Affirming a Minor’s Gender Identity,” according to the website.
The alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, has a boyfriend who identifies as a transgender woman. Trump’s national security memo specifically pointed to Kirk’s murder, and how his alleged killer wrote phrasings like “hey fascist! CATCH!” on bullet casings, according to Utah officials.
Other organizations included in the signatures are CodePink, which reportedly has links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and ClimateVoice, a project of Tides Center.
The Tides Center has funded far-left organizations across the country, including CodePink and Jewish Voice for Peace.
“The United States requires a national strategy to investigate and disrupt networks, entities, and organizations that foment political violence so that law enforcement can intervene in criminal conspiracies before they result in violent political acts,” Trump’s September memo stated.
