Executive Order 14362—Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
Issued 2025-11-24 by Donald J. Trump
Plain-English Overview
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This executive order directs the President to consider designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists. The order is based on existing laws related to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with terrorist supporters, as well as a previous executive order from 2001. The Muslim Brotherhood is described as a transnational network with chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt, some of which have been linked to violence and destabilization campaigns that threaten U.S. interests and the safety of American citizens in the Middle East.
Specifically, the order outlines a process for determining which chapters should be designated and directs government agencies – including the State Department and Treasury – to take action, such as freezing assets and prohibiting transactions, against those designated. The order highlights examples of activity by Muslim Brotherhood chapters in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt that support violence against Israel and threaten U.S. partners.
The executive order is intended to eliminate the capabilities and operations of these designated chapters, deprive them of resources, and ultimately reduce any threat they pose to the United States and its allies in the region. The agencies involved are required to submit a report within 30 days outlining their recommendations for designation, and then take further action within 45 days if designations are made.
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Constitutional Analysis
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Executive Order 14362 addresses "Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists". The President's stated reasoning: "Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), as amended." Executive orders are a long-established exercise of presidential power, used by every President since George Washington. They are grounded in Article II of the Constitution, which vests executive power in the President and directs them to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
Executive orders cannot create new law, contradict existing federal statutes, or exceed the President's constitutional authority. The legitimacy of any specific order depends on whether it operates within statutory authority Congress has delegated, directs the executive branch on matters within its constitutional purview, or attempts to substitute executive policy for legislative choices. Courts can and do review executive orders for conformity with the Constitution and federal law.
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