On November 24, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that finally puts teeth behind long-running concerns about the Muslim Brotherhood’s violent affiliates by directing a formal review of specific chapters for designation as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists. The order gives Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 30 days to deliver a joint report and a further 45 days for agencies to act on any recommendations, a rapid timeline that signals this administration means business. This is the kind of decisive, no-nonsense action Americans wanted after years of soft-pedaling threats that target our allies and our citizens.
The White House bluntly names chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt as candidates for designation, citing their roles in supporting Hamas and other violent actors and pointing directly to coordinated attacks following the October 7, 2023 massacre. That clarity matters: we no longer have to pretend that political cover can be separated from violent support when leaders of these chapters openly encouraged or materially aided terror. Patriotic Americans understand that tossing diplomatic euphemisms at organizations that help kill innocents does nothing to keep us safe.
This move is long overdue and vindicates years of conservative warnings that appeasement and hesitancy only embolden Islamist networks. Mr. Trump first raised the issue during his previous term and now has returned to finish what should have been done before: identify the bad actors and deprive them of resources, safe haven, and laundering pathways. The decision to target chapters rather than a blanket ban shows a pragmatic strategy to cripple the violent wings while leaving room to distinguish between purely political actors and those that fund or enable terror.
Expect the usual chorus of hand-wringing from the left and from foreign capitals that have tolerated Brotherhood influence for decades, but the reality is simple: American national security must come first. The order explicitly prioritizes cooperation with regional partners to eliminate capabilities and operations that threaten U.S. nationals and allies, including Israel, and authorizes Treasury tools to choke off funding — exactly the hard power approach required to protect our people. Conservatives should applaud a government willing to use the law and economic leverage to defend Western civilization instead of coddling its enemies.
Now Congress, state leaders, and patriotic citizens must back this administration unequivocally and ensure the agencies move with speed and resolve. Demand transparency on which chapters are targeted and insist that prosecutions, sanctions, and asset seizures follow quickly so that designations are more than words on a page. If we are serious about protecting our families and our allies, we will support every lawful step that cuts off terror networks and holds accountable anyone who lends them aid or comfort.
