Trump used war imagery and a reference to the movie ‘Apocalypse Now’ to suggest that the newly rebranded Department of War could descend upon the Democrat-run city.

Trump said his post was meant to convey he wants to ‘clean up’ the city, and on Monday again floated the possibility of deploying federal agents to Chicago.

President Trump on Monday continued to flirt with the idea of mobilizing National Guard troops to combat crime in Chicago, just a day after he had to clarify that he has no intent to “go to war” with the American city.

The push to militarize local law enforcement operations has been an ongoing fixation for the president, who on Saturday used war imagery and a reference to the movie “Apocalypse Now” to suggest that the newly rebranded Department of War could descend u

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