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The White House denied a request from more than 140,000 people to formally designate Black Lives Matter as a terrorist group.

Petitioners said Black Lives Matter should be considered a terrorist organization, according to their July 6 petition on “We The People,” because of its actions in Ferguson and Baltimore. The petitioners asked the Pentagon to declare Black Lives Matter a terrorist group “on the grounds of principle, integrity, morality and safety.”

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