{"id":2483277,"date":"2025-09-06T20:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-blast-trumps-threat-to-unleash-war-department-on-chicago\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T00:05:00","slug":"democrats-blast-trumps-threat-to-unleash-war-department-on-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-blast-trumps-threat-to-unleash-war-department-on-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats blast Trump’s threat to unleash War Department on Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports on the strong criticism from Democratic leaders regarding President Donald Trump’s threat too deploy the Department of war, formerly the War Department, to Chicago as part of a crime crackdown and increased immigration enforcement<\/a>. Trump posted an AI-generated military-themed image on Truth Social depicting himself amid helicopters over Chicago,referencing the Vietnam War film *Apocalypse Now* and boasting about deportations. <\/p>\n

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called Trump a “wannabe dictator” and condemned the threat as perilous and unprecedented. Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson labeled the move authoritarian and urged residents to protect the city and uphold the Constitution. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a military veteran, accused Trump of “stolen valor” over his military-themed portrayal, highlighting that Trump never served and avoided the draft multiple times. California Governor Gavin newsom also criticized Trump’s use of military forces as political pawns.<\/p>\n

This backlash coincides with plans by the Trump administration to use a Naval base near Chicago as a staging ground for federal immigration raids<\/a> and possibly house National Guard troops,signaling escalating federal enforcement actions<\/a> in the city.

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