Trump Threatens Chicago with "Department of WAR"

Democratic lawmakers quickly denounced Trump‘s threat to target Chicago with the newly-renamed Department of War, as a crime crackdown and increased ICE operations in the Windy City loom.

Democrats, particularly from the state of Illinois, were quick to weigh in on the post that is the latest instance of Trump teasing a National Guard deployment to the city as part of a crime crackdown.

Both Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson condemned the post, with Pritzker labeling Trump a “wannabe dictator.”

“The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal,” the Illinois governor added.

Johnson also slammed it as an example of “authoritarianism,” while calling for the public to begin “protecting” Chicago from the president.

“The President’s threats are beneath the honor of our nation, but the reality is that he wants to occupy our city and break our Constitution,” Johnson added.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), an Army veteran, responded by calling the post an example of “stolen valor” due to its depiction of Trump, who never served in the military and previously avoided the draft five times, mainly for college.

“Take off that Cavalry hat, you draft dodger. You didn’t earn the right to wear it. Stolen valor at its worst,” Duckworth said.

One notable figure outside of Illinois also chimed in, namely Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who has already seen Trump deploy the National Guard to his state over frequently violent anti-ICE riots earlier this year.

“The President of the United States is deploying the military onto US streets and using our troops like political pawns. DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME NUMB TO THIS,” Newsom said.