A day after he threatened Chicago with deportations and the Department of War, President Donald Trump was pressed about the social media message.
Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, used a parody meme referencing the 1979 film “Apocalypse Now” to threaten deportations and the use of the Department of War to combat crime in the city of Chicago.
‘”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.
Trump was asked about the meme on the South Lawn of the White House by NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor Sunday morning. Calling the question “fake news” and telling Alcindor to “be quiet,” the president insisted that his goal is to clean up Chicago.
“We’re not going to war. We’re going to clean up our cities,” he said.
The 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.
Trump cited gun violence in Chicago as the reason behind wanting additional federal intervention in the city, which has been reported to potentially include a deployment of the National Guard without a request from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
“We’re going to clean them up so they don’t kill five people every weekend. That’s not war. That’s common sense,” he said.
Pritzker blasted Trump’s post on Saturday, calling him a “wannabe dictator” and that the city of Chicago would not be cowed by his actions.
“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,” he said. “Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.”
Amped-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. Along with increased immigration enforcement, Trump previously said the National Guard would be deployed to Chicago to crack down on crime, but no orders have been issued to do so.
The Trump administration had previously deployed National Guard members to Los Angeles in June amid unrest and protests over ICE enforcement actions in the city. That deployment was determined to be an overreach by a California appeals court, with a judge ruling that the deployment violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which largely prevents military units from being used in law enforcement activities.
Still, Trump has repeatedly insisted he has the authority to send the National Guard to Chicago, a move roundly condemned by Illinois Democrats, including Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Chicago on Saturday to demonstrate against the president’s proposed military actions and the promise of enhanced ICE operations in the city as the administration tries to step up its mass deportation efforts.
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