White House Unveils 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy
The 16-page plan makes cartels, jihadists and violent left-wing groups the top threats, and says more Americans died from cartel drugs in 12 months than U.S. combat deaths since 1945.
- President Donald Trump signed a new 2026 national counterterrorism strategy prioritizing neutralizing hemispheric threats and incapacitating cartel operations as stated by White House adviser Sebastian Gorka.
- The strategy aims to stop drug cartels from bringing drugs, trafficked victims, and members into the United States.
- It targets violent, secular political groups within the U.S. described as anti-American or anarchist, including Antifa, by identifying and neutralizing them using constitutional law enforcement tools.
- The framework focuses on countering drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere and destroying Islamist jihadi groups like al Qaeda and ISIS, with particular emphasis on ISIS-K active in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Trump counterterrorism strategy torn apart as 'partisan screed' filled with typos
For a year, White House counterterrorism czar Sebastian Gorka promoted the national strategy he was drafting, saying he was pouring his “life’s work” into a “massive” blueprint that would overhaul the U.S. approach to combating terrorist threats.The finished product, released May 6 after months of delays, is a 16-page, typo-sprinkled document that ranks threats based on politics rather than intelligence assessments, according to several current …
Trump Counterterrorism Strategy Expands Administration’s War on Progressives
The White House’s 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy, published May 6, reveals startling new details about the Trump administration’s plans to target progressives. The new memo builds on one issued last September, called the National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 (NSPM-7) on “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.” Organizers warn the administration’s so-called “America… Source
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