Trump Targets Muslim Brotherhood, Not U.S. Lobbyists
In 2025 (according to France 24's article date), President Trump launched an order to designate specific Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations. The media portrays this as a clear-cut national security action. Yet, the same outlets rarely scrutinize the formidable influence of groups like AIPAC, which spent $43.6 million in 2022 elections according to OpenSecrets.org,
openly lobbying for foreign government interests within U.S. policy. One might wonder if the definition of 'foreign influence' conveniently excludes organizations funneling tens of millions to U.S. politicians. The focus on groups like the Muslim Brotherhood—often seen as geopolitical rivals to certain U.S. allies—while ignoring domestically powerful foreign lobbies, reveals a rather selective
threat assessment. It appears 'terrorism' is determined by who is politically inconvenient, not necessarily by actual acts of violence against Americans.