The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that he is preparing the final documents to designate the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) as a foreign terrorist organization, a decision that has been supported by several of his political allies, the public, and by lawmakers from both chambers of Congress.
Trump told the outlet ""Just the News"" that the designation will be implemented ""in the strongest and most powerful terms,"" emphasizing that the organization has been identified for years by foreign governments and national security analysts.
Multiple sectors supporting the measure argue that numerous Middle Eastern countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, already consider the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group or have severely restricted its activities.
According to these positions, the U.S. designation would align Washington's policy with that of key allies in the region and would allow for confronting a dangerous global network that has inspired or provided ideological support to more radical movements.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently indicated that the State Department is studying the group's situation and its various branches. Lawmakers promoting the designation argue that this clarification is necessary, but maintain that MB's international structure and its influence on terrorist organizations such as Hamas justify moving forward.
The position found resonance in Texas, where Governor Greg Abbott announced that the state has already designated the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations.
