Bessent warns far-left extremists Treasury will use economic tools against political terrorism
“Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear. Political terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated. https://t.co/9qRRLriBzS”
Bessent says removing Syria restrictions doesn't change Treasury's commitment to counter terrorism and hold bad actors accountable.
“The decision today to remove these restrictions on Syria does not change Treasury’s posture with regards to countering global terrorism and our commitment to hold bad actors in Syria accountable.”
Bessent states that removing Syria restrictions does not change Treasury's counterterrorism posture overall.
“The decision today to remove these restrictions on Syria does not change Treasury’s posture with regards to countering global terrorism”
Bessent warns far-left extremists Treasury will use full economic tools against them.
““Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear,””
Bessent cites 2026 strategy identifying far-left terrorists as one of three major U.S. threats.
“The 2026 U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy identifies violent far-left terrorist groups as one of the three major terrorist threats facing the United States today.”
Bessent pledges to cut financial lifelines of political terrorist groups until eliminated.
““Political terrorism has no place in our society, and we will continue to cut the financial lifelines of these groups until they are eliminated.””
Bessent warns Treasury will use full economic tools against far-left extremists and their enablers.
““Far-left extremists, their fronts, and their enablers should be on notice: We will bring the full weight of our economic tools to bear,” said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent”