President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Chicago on Saturday, threatening to unleash the so-called “Department of WAR” in a Truth Social post that included an AI-generated image of him as Robert Duvall’s character from the 1979 classic film about the Vietnam War — Apocalypse Now. The caption reads, “I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” accompanied by the message: “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”
The post coincided with the deployment of 300 federal agents to Chicago, using the nearby Great Lakes Naval Station as a logistical hub for expanded immigration enforcement operations. This move follows similar crackdowns in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
Last week, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order directing city agen