The Left’s Latest Fantasy: Pretending Antifa Doesn’t Exist
The American left has always had a talent for denial — from the border crisis to inflation to the crime epidemic sweeping major cities. But this one might take the cake.
As violent clashes intensify between ICE agents, National Guard troops, and far-left agitators in multiple cities, Democrats are now trying to convince the public that Antifa doesn’t exist.
Yes, seriously.
This, even as President Donald J. Trump formally designated Antifa a foreign terrorist organization, and as fresh reports show organized Antifa networks coordinating nationwide assaults on federal officers tasked with deporting illegal immigrants.
But the evidence of Antifa’s existence — and coordination — just became impossible to ignore.
The “Battle Plan” That Blew Their Cover
On Saturday, conservative commentator Gunther Eagleman™ posted an alarming thread on X, revealing that far-left organizers were distributing written instructions on how to “overwhelm ICE.”
The post included screenshots of a “mobilization plan” circulating in encrypted group chats, urging Antifa-affiliated activists to use diversion tactics, staged protests, and vehicle blockades to interfere with ICE convoys.
Eagleman wrote:
“Their entire goal is to overwhelm and ambush. This is a direct danger to our brave men and women of ICE. The National Guard needs to be running security nationwide ASAP.”
The post quickly went viral — not just because of what it revealed, but because it utterly annihilated the Democratic claim that Antifa is some kind of “myth.”
Videos from Portland, Chicago, and Philadelphia over the weekend showed masked agitators using coordinated hand signals, road barricades, and laser pointers — all tactics lifted straight from Antifa’s old “street manuals.”
The supposed “nonexistent” organization was suddenly everywhere, visible to anyone who cared to look.
And yet, leading Democrats still pretended otherwise.
Keith Ellison’s Cringe-Inducing Denial
One of the most brazen deniers was Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who went on record Saturday insisting that “Antifa doesn’t even exist.”
Speaking to reporters, Ellison declared:
“There really is no Antifa as an institutional organization. Nobody even knows what it is. The first person I ever heard use the word Antifa was Donald J. Trump when he was going on about Charlottesville.”
That’s right — according to Ellison, the only person who’s ever uttered the word “Antifa” is Trump.
It would be laughable if it weren’t so dangerous.
Because in just seconds, the internet reminded him — and everyone else — that Ellison himself once proudly posed with Antifa material.
In 2018, the Minnesota Democrat tweeted a smiling photo of himself holding “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook.”
His caption?
“At Moon Palace Books, and I just found the book that strike [sic] fear in heart of Donald Trump.”
The tweet was deleted long ago, but screenshots live forever — and they’ve resurfaced at the worst possible time for Ellison.
You Can’t Gaslight an Entire Nation
The irony is breathtaking.
The same man who once celebrated Antifa literature now claims the organization doesn’t exist. The same political movement that once hailed Antifa as “brave resistance fighters” is now pretending the black-clad militants on every street corner are figments of conservative imagination.
But Americans aren’t buying it anymore.
Over the past month, DHS reports have documented dozens of coordinated attacks against ICE officers and National Guard personnel. Vehicles have been vandalized, agents have been ambushed, and public property has been torched — all under the same black-and-red Antifa insignia that Democrats insist isn’t real.
Federal analysts describe Antifa’s structure as “cell-based and decentralized,” similar to terrorist networks that use encrypted communication channels to plan attacks while maintaining plausible deniability.
In other words, it’s not a club with a membership card — but it’s very much real, organized, and dangerous.
The Left’s Strategy: Deny and Redirect
Democrats’ new narrative is simple: if you can’t control the violence, pretend it doesn’t exist.
Ellison’s denial wasn’t spontaneous — it’s part of a coordinated messaging push among high-ranking Democrats and sympathetic media outlets. CNN and MSNBC anchors have echoed the same talking point, dismissing Antifa as “a right-wing talking point.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries even claimed last week that “Antifa is a myth created by MAGA extremists to justify fascist crackdowns.”
This denialism comes just days after President Trump’s administration released intelligence briefings showing Antifa-linked groups coordinating across state lines, fundraising through shell nonprofits, and storing weapons in “mutual aid depots” disguised as community centers.
The evidence isn’t just overwhelming — it’s irrefutable.
And yet, Democratic officials like Ellison and Jeffries continue their public charade, hoping their base won’t notice the disconnect between their rhetoric and reality.
Antifa’s Real Footprint
Let’s be clear: Antifa is not a “loose idea” or a “Twitter meme.” It’s a network of violent extremist groups that trace their ideology back to European anarchist movements of the 1930s.
They operate through online recruitment, encrypted coordination, and shared symbols — the black-and-red flag, the anarchist “A,” and the infamous “milkshake” tactic used to mask acid attacks under the guise of protest theatrics.
In recent months, the Department of Homeland Security has linked Antifa cells to:
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Coordinated assaults on ICE facilities in Portland, Chicago, and Philadelphia
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Arson and vandalism at federal courthouses and police stations
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Cyberattacks on government databases
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Funding pipelines tied to foreign NGOs and anarchist collectives in Europe
These are not random acts of protest — they are acts of insurgency.
When Denial Becomes Dangerous
By refusing to acknowledge Antifa’s existence, Democrats aren’t just lying — they’re endangering lives.
Law enforcement officers, ICE agents, and National Guard troops are facing organized violence without the political backing they deserve.
“It’s a betrayal,” said one ICE agent in an interview with Fox News Digital. “When you have elected officials pretending your attackers don’t exist, it sends a message that your life doesn’t matter.”
That sentiment is growing among law enforcement nationwide. Many officers are speaking anonymously, fearing retaliation or doxxing from left-wing activists — a tactic straight out of Antifa’s intimidation playbook.
Meanwhile, Democratic politicians continue to look the other way, terrified of alienating the far-left base that fuels their activism and fundraising.
The Historical Parallels They Don’t Want You to See
Antifa’s roots go deep — far deeper than most Americans realize. The original “Antifaschistische Aktion” was founded in 1932 Germany, operating as a militant wing of the Communist Party.
Its purpose was not peaceful resistance but political violence — using force, intimidation, and chaos to destabilize democratic institutions and pave the way for radical revolution.
Today’s Antifa carries that torch. The black masks and Molotov cocktails are modernized tools of the same ideology: anti-capitalist, anti-American, and explicitly revolutionary.
When Democrats deny Antifa’s existence, they’re not protecting the truth — they’re protecting the movement’s utility as a pressure valve for their own political agenda.
The Joke That Isn’t a Joke
At the time of publication, Ellison — along with Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, and other prominent Democrats — was reportedly preparing to hold a press conference to declare that Hamas doesn’t exist either, except in the imagination of Donald Trump.
That line was meant as satire. But in this era of delusion, it’s barely a stretch.
Would anyone really be shocked if they tried it?
Conclusion: The Mask Is Off
For years, Democrats used Antifa as a silent enforcer — a deniable ally to intimidate conservatives while claiming the moral high ground. But now, with violence spilling into the open and footage circulating online, the charade is over.
The “battle plan” revealed this week — complete with strategy notes, coordination maps, and explicit calls for violence — shattered the lie once and for all.
Antifa exists.
It’s organized.
And it’s attacking federal officers on American soil.
No amount of gaslighting from Keith Ellison, Hakeem Jeffries, or Chuck Schumer can change that.
The only question now is whether the rest of the country will keep pretending not to see it.
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