Responding to a parody social media post by President Donald Trump on Saturday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the president threatened “to go to war with an American city,” stating “this is not a joke.”
“…This is not normal,” the governor said, in part. “Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.”
Signaling deportations would occur in Chicago during enhanced immigration enforcement operations, Trump posted a parody meme referencing the 1979 film “Apocalypse Now” on the social media platform Truth Social.
‘”I love the smell of deportations in the morning…Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,'” the post read.
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. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator. pic.twitter.com/f87Zek7Cqb
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) September 6, 2025The dramatic meme shows Trump in front of the Chicago skyline with helicopters above, along with flames and a cloud of smoke. The president’s post referenced the “Department of War,” which was approved as a secondary title to the Department of Defense under an executive order he signed Friday.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson also expressed disdain with the post.
Writing on X, he said Trump, in part, “wants to occupy our city and break our Constitution.”
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“The President’s threats are beneath the honor of our nation, but the reality is that he wants to occupy our city and break our Constitution,” the mayor stated. “We must defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by protecting each other and protecting Chicago from Donald Trump.”
Ramped-up federal immigration enforcement efforts were expected in Chicago as early as this weekend, with operations based at Naval Station Great Lakes in suburban North Chicago.
The President’s threats are beneath the honor of our nation, but the reality is that he wants to occupy our city and break our Constitution. We must defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by protecting each other and protecting Chicago from Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/B7AH1ufByH
— Mayor Brandon Johnson (@ChicagosMayor) September 6, 2025Protests have taken place outside the naval base and near an ICE processing facility in west suburban Broadview, which the mayor said federal officials revealed would be used for a “large-scale” immigration enforcement campaign. The threat of accelerated federal enforcement has led Mexican Independence Day celebration organizers to be on high alert following reports their events could be targeted.
Along with increased immigration enforcement, Trump previously said the National Guard would be deployed to Chicago to crack down on crime. But on Wednesday, he took a step back from talk of sending the National Guard to the city, saying Pritzker would have to ask for the assistance. The governor bluntly dismissed such an idea.
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