The American President IS throwing DOWN at the City of Chicago….
The Threats have been across the Media Hard and Fast….
President Trump on Saturday threatened to unleash “the Department of WAR” on Chicago in a Truth Social image evoking the film “Apocalypse Now.”
Why it matters: Language that seemingly threatens to wage war on an American city is a significant escalation from Trump who has already deployed the National Guard to support his immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
What they’re saying: “I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” the president wrote on his Truth Social account, accompanied by an seemingly AI-generated photo of him dressed as Robert Duvall’s character in the movie.
- The text on the image says “Chipocalypse Now.”
- “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” Trump added.
The latest: The post comes as immigration enforcement operations are set to ramp up in Chicago today. 300 federal agents are using the nearby Great Lakes Naval Station as the logistical hub for the expanded operations.
The other side: About 200 protesters blocked an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center on Friday.
Yes, but: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson are urging demonstrators to avoid violent confrontations that could give the president a reason to bring in the National Guard, which Trump has threatened to do.
- Pritzker has warned the Trump administration that if federal law enforcement does anything illegal during immigration raids, he will take it up with the courts.
- “The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal,” Pritzker posted on X in response. “Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.”…
BUT?
President Trump on Sunday said he’s “not going to war” with Chicago despite his recent social media post that depicted the city in an apocalypse and hinted at impending war.
Asked whether he was “threatening to go to war with Chicago,” Trump told reporters, “We’re not going to war. We’re going to clean up our cities.”
“We’re going to clean them up, so they don’t kill five people every weekend. That’s not war. That’s common sense,” Trump added.
Trump has suggested in recent weeks that Chicago would be his next target for a large-scale immigration enforcement operations.
He has escalated his threats in recent days, and on Saturday he posted an artificially generated image of his likeness as a law enforcement officer. The AI-generated image’s background included a depiction of Chicago burning, with several helicopters and text that read, “Chipocalypse Now” — a nod to the 1979 film “Apocalypse Now” and to the city of Chicago….
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“Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man,” he added. “Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.”
Trump border czar Tom Homan said on Sunday that Chicago should “absolutely” expect to see immigration enforcement action in the city this coming week, saying such action could include National Guard troops….