‘Chicago is about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.’

These aren’t the words of some random social media account – it’s a grab from President Donald Trump’s Truth Social page.

His latest post is a thinly veiled threat to the city of Chicago, which Trump has previously threatened to send in ICE agents to deport illegal immigrants.

Illinois governor JB Pritzker slammed the threat, writing online: ‘The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.’

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said the President’s threats were ‘beneath the honour of our nation.’

He added: ‘We must defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by protecting each other and protecting Chicago from Donald Trump.’ It appears Trump is preparing a potential plan for Chicago

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