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DCPD-202500989 - Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on the "Antifa" Organization and an Exchange With Reporters

Summary

Category: Budget and Presidential Materials

Collection: Compilation of Presidential Documents

Publisher: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration

Event Date: October 8, 2025

President: Donald J. Trump

Document Categories: Addresses and Remarks : "Antifa" organization, roundtable discussion

Subjects: "Antifa" organization
2021 civil unrest and violence at U.S. Capitol
2024 Presidential election
Attorney General
Border security
Deputy Attorney General
District of Columbia, law enforcement improvement efforts
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Government appropriations, lapse
Flag-burning, prosecution efforts
Gaza, conflict with Israel
Hamas political-paramilitary organization
Health insurance exchanges
Illegal immigration
Illinois, crime in Chicago
Illinois, Governor
Immigration enforcement actions
Israel, military operations in Gaza
Medal of Freedom
National Guard
News media, fairness and accuracy
Nobel Prize for Peace
Oregon, Governor
Oregon, political demonstrations in Portland
Russia, conflict in Ukraine
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of State
Tennessee, Governor
Tennessee, law enforcement improvement efforts in Memphis
Texas, shootings at Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Ukraine, Russian invasion and airstrikes
Utah, assassination of Charles J. Kirk in Orem
White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy

Names: Biden, Joseph R., Jr.; Blanche, Todd; Blumenthal, Richard; Bondi, Pamela J.; Bruner, Seamus; Choe, Jonathan; Daviscourt, Katie; Harris, Kamala; Hein, Jon; Hernandez, Savanah; Higby, Cam; Johnson, Brandon; Klüg, James; Kotek, Tina; Kruse, Brandi; Lee, William B.; Miller, Stephen; Ngo, Andy; Noem, Kristi L.; Patel, Kashyap P. "Kash"; Posobiec, Jack; Pritzker, Jay R. "J.B."; Roberts, Brian L.; Robinson, Tyler J.; Rosas, Julio; Rubio, Marco A.; Santos, George; Shirley, Nick; Sortor, Nick; Tao, Iris; Vena, Jim; Wilson, Kevin; Young, Paul.

Locations: Washington, DC

Notes: The President spoke at 3:30 p.m. in the State Dining Room at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Gov. Tina Kotek of Oregon; Mayor Kevin Wilson of Portland, OR; Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, IL; Tyler J. Robinson, suspected gunman in the assassination of Turning Point U.S.A. Founder and Executive Director Charles J. Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, UT, on September 10; former Rep. George Santos; Iris Tao, White House correspondent, NTD News; Jim Vena, chief executive officer, Union Pacific; Mayor Paul Young of Memphis, TN; Gov. William B. Lee of Tennessee; Brian L. Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer, Comcast Corp.; David Ellison, founder and chief executive officer, Paramount Skydance Corp., parent company of CBS; former Vice President Kamala D. Harris, in her capacity as the 2024 Democratic Presidential nominee; and Jon Hein, chief of patrol, Chicago Police Department. Attorney General Bondi referred to Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet K. Dhillon. Mr. Bruner referred to Peter Schweizer, president, Government Accountability Institute; George Soros, chairman, Soros Fund Management, LLC; Neville Roy Singham, founder and former chairman, Thoughtworks; Swiss philanthropist and conservationist Hansjörg Wyss. Mr. Rosas referred to Narciso Barranco, who was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents at a landscaping job site in Santa Ana, CA, on June 21, and his sons Manuel, Alejandro, and Jose Luis Barranco. Ms. Kruse referred to Gov. Bob Ferguson of Washington. Mr. Sortor referred to Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Baltimore, MD, on March 12, remanded for detention at the high-security Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, and later returned to the U.S. for further processing and adjudication. A reporter referred to Jodie Evans, cofounder, CODEPINK. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on October 12.