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US President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to several Democratic-controlled cities across the US. After Washington, DC, Chicago has also been targeted by Trump. On Saturday, the US president renewed his threats against the third largest city in the US with an absurd social media post referencing a war movie.
"I love the smell of deportations in the morning," Trump's post on the social network Truth Social reads.
Below is an AI-generated image showing Trump crouching in front of the Chicago skyline. In the background are US military helicopters and flames. The AI version of the US president is wearing a cowboy hat like those worn by members of the cavalry. The post continues: "Chicago will find out why it's called the War Department." The image also includes the words "Chipocalypse Now."
The military post is an allusion to the classic anti-war film "Apocalypse Now" by American director Francis Ford Coppola. Trump's interpretation refers to the role of Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore, who in the film commands a helicopter unit during the Vietnam War and, among other things, utters the iconic phrase "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
For Trump and his supporters, a potential deployment of the National Guard to Chicago is seemingly equivalent to the US military fighting in the Vietnam War.
Trump recently called Chicago "the most dangerous city in the world" and announced plans to combat what he said was widespread crime. However, the Democratic governor of neighboring Illinois, JB Pritzker, strongly rejected Trump's plans.
Trump rejected accusations that he was focusing his campaign to fight alleged crime only in Democratic-run cities. "This is not a political issue," Trump said.
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) September 6, 2025
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
Pritzker responded to Trump's tweet Saturday night. "The President of the United States is threatening to declare war on an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal," the Democrat wrote on X. "Donald Trump is not a strong man, he is afraid. Illinois will not be intimidated by a would-be dictator," Pritzker responded.
Whether Trump's tweet can be interpreted as an announcement that the National Guard will soon be deployed to Chicago will likely only become clear in the coming days. In June, Trump also mobilized the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles to end protests against his immigration policy.
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