Donald Trump Warns Muslim Brotherhood Threat Extends Beyond Middle East
US President Donald Trump warned in an interview that the Muslim Brotherhood poses a global threat extending to Europe and the US, as Egypt designates the group a terrorist entity.
US President Donald Trump warned in a telephone interview with American media that the threat posed by the Muslim Brotherhood is not limited to the Middle East but extends far beyond it. This statement comes as Israel's Ra'am party, historically aligned with the movement, engages in political negotiations regarding potential participation in a governing coalition.
During the interview, when asked whether communists or Islamists pose a greater threat, Trump asserted that the Muslim Brotherhood represents a significantly larger danger. "That is why we are fighting the Islamists. It will not stop in Israel and the Middle East—it will easily reach Europe and the United States as well," he stated.
The Trump administration has previously designated several Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sweeping sanctions on them and their affiliates. Concurrently, Egyptian authorities officially added the Muslim Brotherhood movement to the nation's terrorist entity list, as published in the official state gazette.
The designation of the group's branches as terrorist organizations carries severe ramifications, including the freezing of funds and financial assets belonging to the entities or their members. The measures encompass full or partial ownership, direct or indirect control over revenues, and assets of individuals operating through the network. Furthermore, the decree strictly prohibits joining the organization, recruiting for it, promoting its ideology, or displaying its symbols.
