Trump’s counterterror cuts will harm fight against far right, experts warn
Mar 30, 2025
Scale of cuts undermines US president’s own promises of ending stateside terrorism and curtailing antisemitismDonald Trump’s administration has ended funding for a slew of counter-terrorism research projects, in a move experts say will hinder future law enforcement abilities to predict and preve
nt attacks on the public, especially from the far right.The cuts, affecting multiple agencies and departments, come after the US president granted “unconditional” pardons to about 1,500 people involved in the January 6 attacks on Capitol Hill and the appointment of the Trump ultra-loyalist Kash Patel to the helm of the FBI. Continue reading... ...read more read less