Rubio, Antifa and the global threat from the far-left
About this episode
The episode discusses the international summit on far-left terrorism hosted by Marco Rubio, focusing on the group Antifa and its perceived threat.
On Thursday in Washington DC, Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, will host an international summit on the threat posed by "the resurgence of transnational far-left terrorism.” There will be a particular focus on the loosely composed group the Trump administration calls Antifa. What is this group? Is it a significant threat? Or is there something motivating the DC summit? BBC journalist Mike Wendling joins us to discuss whether the Trump administration is right to worry about far-left groups like Antifa. (Photo: Anti-fascist demonstrators wave an Antifa flag, which is green and has an orange, green and white circular logo in the middle, in the UK, 2016. Credit: Gareth Fuller/Press Association) Producers: Cat Farnsworth, Aron Keller and Hannah Moore Executive producer: James Shield Sound engineer: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins
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