WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said protesters who yelled at him during a dinner in Washington, D.C., were “a threat” who could be jailed and declared the anti-fascist antifa movement a terrorist organization whose funding he would try to track despite the group’s diffuse membership.
Trump also questioned the renewal of broadcast licenses for television stations whose hosts ridicule him on their comedy shows.
Trump’s renewed attacks on critics on Sept. 18 came while flying home from a state visit to the United Kingdom. His comments underscored a more militant style after deploying federal law enforcement and National Guard troops to Los Angeles, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee. Here's what to know about investigations Trump spurred:
Protesters yelled at Trump as he arrived Sept. 9 for dinner at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a couple of blocks from the White House. He aimed to demonstrate how DC had become safer after he took control of the Metropolitan Police Department and sent National Guard troops.
But four women shouted at him with phrases such as "free Palestine." Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said protesters could face criminal investigations.
