‘Enemies of civilization’: top Trump officials disparage leftism at event

The Trump administration hosted a conference Thursday with sixty-six nations aimed at addressing political violence, but focused exclusively on left-wing activism, according to The Guardian. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and adviser Stephen Miller, along with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, convened the ministerial gathering with some notably harsh rhetoric—describing leftist movements as enemies of civilization. The move aligns with a broader Trump administration effort to label political opponents, particularly Democratic Socialists, as communists and existential threats.

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