Tectonic Moment: Trump’s Decision to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization Sparks Debate
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Donald Trump, described the decision by the Trump administration to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization as a “tectonic moment,” stating that the group is a “modern jihadi organization” with ties to global extremist groups. In an interview on Newsmax’s “Greg Kelly Reports,” Gorka emphasized that every modern terrorist group, including al-Qaida, ISIS, and Hamas, shares the same ideology with the Muslim Brotherhood. He asserted that the organization seeks to create a global caliphate, where every human must be enslaved to or killed by its vision.
Gorka criticized prior administrations for failing to act on the threat, noting that “we had ignorant presidents” who “hated America,” including former President Barack Obama and Joe Biden. He claimed that political correctness prevented previous leaders from confronting the Muslim Brotherhood, with accusations of “Islamophobe” and “racist” being leveled against those who challenged the organization. Gorka argued that the issue is about the threat to the constitutional order of the United States, emphasizing the need to protect national freedoms.
The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist movement founded in Egypt almost a century ago with global chapters, has been accused by critics of fueling extremism and destabilizing the Middle East. Gorka suggested that the executive order should have been issued following the Sept. 11 attacks, asserting that “it took the courage of this commander in chief to do what had to be done.”
The article highlights the debate over the Muslim Brotherhood’s role in global terrorism, with Gorka’s comments reflecting a broader discussion on how U.S. leadership has addressed extremist organizations.
