WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump on Sunday said, "We’re not going to war," when he was asked about an AI-generated post on his Truth Social account threatening Chicago with deportations and referencing the recently renamed Department of War.

The post depicted Trump dressed in a uniform labeled "US ARMY" and standing in front of a burning Chicago skyline, with the words "Chipocalypse Now," a reference to the 1979 fictional Vietnam War movie "Apocalypse Now."

It garnered strong pushback from Democratic leaders in Illinois, including from longtime Sen. Dick Durbin who called it "disgusting."

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But on Sunday, Trump was asked by a reporter if he was planning on "going to war with Chicago."

He responded in part, "That’s fake news."

Then he added, "We’re not going to war

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