US President Donald Trump has once again thrust the nation into political chaos, this time by threatening what many describe as an unprecedented move: waging “war” on one of America’s largest cities. His target is Chicago, a Democratic stronghold that has long sparred with Washington over immigration policies.

In a Truth Social post on September 6, Trump escalated his combative rhetoric, sharing an AI-generated meme depicting himself in full military garb with the Chicago skyline engulfed in flames and helicopters hovering overhead. The caption read: “I love the smell of deportations in the morning… Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”

The meme was a play on the famous line from the 1979 Vietnam War film Apocalypse Now, signaling Trump’s attempt to draw a parallel between his immigration crackdown and a military campaign. The caption “Chipocalypse Now” only underscored the dystopian imagery.

The president’s words, while cloaked in memes and bravado, have been widely interpreted as a genuine threat to deploy federal troops to Chicago in order to accelerate mass deportations.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, responding swiftly on X (formerly Twitter), condemned the

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