Rubio Targets Far-Left Violence
Rubio is urging allied governments to coordinate against far-left extremism and violence.
July 16, 2026 · Updated Jul 16, 7:10pm ET
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What happened
Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025 hosted delegations from 66 countries at the State Department on Thursday for a Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism focused on what the Trump administration calls far-left political terrorism. Rubio said U.S. counterterrorism policy has a blind spot toward violence from the political left and urged countries to coordinate across borders. He said the United States would pursue additional terrorist designations for far-left groups, citing AntifaAntifa movements in the United Statesfar-left political movement networks and recent political violence, including the killings of Charlie Kirk
Charlie KirkAmerican political activist (1993–2025) and Brian Thompson
Brian ThompsonAmerican businessman (1974–2024).









