“It is becoming increasingly evident that the ideology of radicalism cultivated by previous administrations is being rooted out in America, and its tentacles are reaching other countries, including Georgia,” wrote Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, on social media.

Shalva Papuashvili wrote that “Everyone, including the European Union, should follow the U.S. administration’s example and refuse to incite radicalism.”

“What does President Trump’s declaration of the American radical group Antifa as a terrorist organisation and the launch of an investigation into its financing tell us? It is becoming increasingly clear that the ideology of radicalism, nurtured by previous administrations, is being rooted out in America, and its tentacles are reaching other countries, including Georgia. This awakening stems from the realisation that radicalism is irreversible, and its ultimate endpoint is terrorism.

The promotion of radicalism must come to an end. The salvation of democracy does not lie in tolerating radical ideas, but in actively preventing them, because what appears as radicalism today could manifest as terrorism tomorrow. Everyone, including the European Union, should follow the U.S. administration’s lead and refuse to support, incite, or finance radicalism, and must return to true European values, because those who play with the wind of radicalism will sooner or later face the storm of terrorism,” Papuashvili stated.

U.S. President Donald Trump has declared Antifa a terrorist organisation.