Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group
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| Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group |
President Trump with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt on April nine at the White House. Mr. el-Sisi asked Mr. Trump to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a distant foreign terrorist organization once the 2 met in private.CreditCreditTom Brenner for The big apple Times
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WASHINGTON — The White House is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied and influential Islamist political movement with millions of members across the Middle East, according to officials familiar with the matter.
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The White House directed national security and diplomatic officials to find a way to place sanctions on the group after a White House visit on April 9 by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, for whom the Brotherhood represents a source of political opposition. In a private meeting without reporters and photographers, Mr. el-Sisi urged Mr. Trump to take that step and join Egypt in branding the movement a terrorist organization.
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Such a designation imposes wide-ranging economic and travel sanctions on companies and individuals who interact with the targeted group. The president responded affirmatively to Mr. el-Sisi, saying it would make sense. Some of Mr. Trump’s advisers have interpreted that as a commitment, officials said.
But the proposal has prompted fierce debate within the administration, including at a senior-level meeting of policymakers from various departments convened last week by the White House’s National Security Council, the officials said.
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