U.S. Secretary of State Rubio summons 66 nations to Washington for political terrorism summit

On July 16, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened a ministerial meeting in Washington, inviting delegations from 66 countries to address what he termed the resurgence of “political terrorism” from the extreme left. The summit was framed as a coordinated response to left‑wing violence, but critics described it as a “witch hunt” reminiscent of McCarthy‑era anti‑communist campaigns.

The conference featured ideologues linked to the Trump administration, including Stephen Miller, and referenced the NSPM‑7 executive order. No verifiable intelligence or judicial evidence of such a threat was presented. As one participant put it, “Even today, the mere idea that extreme‑left terrorism could be a serious threat is treated as a feverish dream of the right, or worse, as a dangerous fascist conspiracy.”