Trump all set to designate Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group

Once designated, it becomes unlawful for Americans to provide support or resources to the group while US financial institutions are told to freeze their assets

The White House is preparing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a move that would impose economic and travel sanctions against the group.

“The president has consulted with his national security team and leaders in the region who share his concern, and this designation is working its way through the internal process,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi requested the U.S. make the designation during a meeting with Trump earlier this month, according to the New York Times, which first reported the effort. The Muslim Brotherhood