President Trump on Monday called for the U.S. to weigh labeling some Middle Eastern affiliates of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist groups, taking aim at the controversial Islamist movement.
In an executive order, the president directed his administration to consider whether to designate Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan or elsewhere as foreign terrorist organizations. He gave Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 30 days to submit a report, and 45 days after that to take action.
The order claimed the three countries’ Muslim Brotherhood affiliates “engage in or facilitate and support violence and destabilization campaigns.”
It accused the military wing of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Lebanese chapter of helping launch rockets at Israel after the terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and alleged a leader of the Egyptian chapter “encouraged violent attacks against U.S. partners” after the attack.
the last time i heard of this group was in the context of them winning the egyptian election and obama quietly supporting the military coup to reverse this democracy in action; i wonder if there’s a clearer sign that trump and obama are the same side.