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The firestorm of populism that began under President Donald Trump is now crossing the Atlantic.
In Bavaria, Germany’s largest state, the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) is set to vote this weekend on a proposal to ban Antifa outright — a move modeled directly on Trump’s September 2025 executive order declaring Antifa a Domestic Terrorist Organization.
If passed, Bavaria would become the first region in Germany to formally outlaw the far-left network that has been tied to firebombings, assaults, and violent attacks on conservatives — all while being funded with taxpayer money.
“The time has come to dismantle these extremist structures and end their state financing,” said Petr Bystron, a Member of the European Parliament from Munich and former AfD state leader. Bystron, one of Europe’s most vocal critics of Antifa, has confronted the group’s black-clad militants on the streets and in the halls of government.
Trump Sets Global Standard
When Donald Trump declared Antifa a terrorist organization in September 2025, it sent shockwaves through the Western world. U.S. authorities were granted new powers — including asset freezes, expanded investigations, and international coordination against extremist networks.
That bold step inspired a domino effect across Europe: Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, and the Czech Republic have since enacted tougher laws against Antifa-linked groups. Now, the movement is gaining ground in Germany — starting in Bavaria.
Left-Wing Terror in the Heart of Germany
The proposal comes amid a wave of Antifa violence in Bavaria. In recent months, the group claimed responsibility for a firebombing of the historic Thurn und Taxis castle in Regensburg, an attack that shocked the country. In Munich, both the CSU party headquarters and two AfD offices were torched in separate attacks. AfD members have repeatedly been targeted by Antifa mobs.
AfD Rising as Establishment Parties Falter
The timing couldn’t be more significant: the AfD is soaring in the polls. A Forsa poll for the Süddeutsche Zeitung shows the party at a record 24% across Bavaria — just nine points behind the ruling Christian Social Union (CSU), which has fallen to 33%. Meanwhile, CSU’s coalition partner, the Free Voters, has crashed to 3%, on par with the fading liberal FDP.
Trump Doctrine Spreads to Europe
What began as a U.S. effort to crush Antifa’s domestic networks is now influencing European policy. Bavaria’s proposed ban shows that the Trump Doctrine — law, order, and zero tolerance for left-wing terror — has gone global.
If Bavaria succeeds, it could mark the first domino to fall inside Germany — and a clear signal to Brussels:
The era of state-sponsored leftist extremism is ending. The reckoning has begun.
