{"id":2483483,"date":"2025-09-07T18:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-not-going-to-war-with-chicago-trump-says-after-meme-post\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T18:48:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T22:48:13","slug":"were-not-going-to-war-with-chicago-trump-says-after-meme-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-not-going-to-war-with-chicago-trump-says-after-meme-post\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We&#8217;re not going to war&#8217; with Chicago, Trump says after meme post"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwere-not-going-to-war-with-chicago-trump-says-after-meme-post%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483483&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on President Donald Trump&#8217;s response to concerns about his recent statements and actions related to crime enforcement in chicago. After sharing an AI-generated meme portraying a military-style crackdown on Chicago, Trump clarified that he is not &#8220;going to war&#8221; with the city, but rather intends to implement common-sense law enforcement measures to reduce crime. He rebuked a reporter who questioned him aggressively on this issue, calling her &#8220;second rate.&#8221; Trump&#8217;s comments come amid plans for a possible federal crackdown on crime in Chicago and other sanctuary cities, which could happen soon according to officials. the president&#8217;s statements have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/green-premium-wall-streets-leftist-esg-standards-are-making-inflation-worse\/\" title=\"\u2018Green Premium\u2019: Wall Street\u2019s Leftist ESG Standards Are Making Inflation Worse\">drawn sharp criticism<\/a> from Democratic leaders in illinois, including Chicago&#8217;s mayor and state officials, who oppose his approach to addressing crime. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to war&rsquo; with Chicago, Trump says after meme post<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2222383\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> made clear that any <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal law enforcement operation<\/a> in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chicago<\/a> will be to tackle crime, rebutting Democrats&rsquo; concerns about an earlier threat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-dallas-mavericks-stopping-national-anthem-before-games-its-about-recognizing-u-s-isnt-perfect\/\" title=\"Psaki On Dallas Mavericks Stopping National Anthem Before Games: It\u2019s About Recognizing U.S. Isn\u2019t Perfect\">president made<\/a> to unleash the Department of War on the city.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1964735186987577460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">berated<\/a> a reporter outside the White House on Sunday who asked if he was &ldquo;ready to go to war&rdquo; with Chicago, calling her &ldquo;second rate&rdquo; before defending any action he takes on crime as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">common sense<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3796334\/vance-dismisses-democrats-2028-prospects\/\">Vance dismisses Democrats&#8217; 2028 prospects who merely &#8216;mimic&#8217; Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3796325\/kamala-harris-will-no-longer-receive-protection-lapd\/\">Kamala Harris will no longer receive protection from LAPD<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3796313\/democrats-blast-trump-threat-unleash-war-department-chicago\/\">Democrats blast Trump&#8217;s threat to unleash War Department on Chicago<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Be quiet, listen. You don&rsquo;t listen. You never listen. That&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;re second-rate. We&rsquo;re not going to war, we&rsquo;re gonna clean up our cities. We&rsquo;re gonna clean them up, so they don&rsquo;t kill five people every weekend. That&rsquo;s not war, that&rsquo;s common sense,&rdquo; the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments follow him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3796117\/trump-reposts-meme-threatening-chicago-with-department-of-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sharing<\/a> an AI-generated imaged titled &ldquo;Chipocalypse Now&rdquo; to Truth Social on Saturday, which features the president in a military outfit, helicopters near the Chicago skyline, and flames behind him. The meme includes the quote, &ldquo;I love the smell of deportations in the morning,&rdquo;&nbsp;playing on the famous line from the 1979 Vietnam War film<em> Apocalypse Now<\/em>. It also is captioned, &ldquo;Chicago about to find out why it&rsquo;s called the Department of WAR.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime-in-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRIME IN US CITIES AS TRUMP AIMS TO EXPAND CRACKDOWN: LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-full-timeline-of-the-fiery-candace-owens-cardi-b-feud\/\" title=\"The Full Timeline Of The Fiery Candace Owens\/Cardi B Feud\u00a0\">post sparked<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3796313\/democrats-blast-trump-threat-unleash-war-department-chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immediate backlash<\/a> from Democratic lawmakers, many of whom represent Illinois. Those included Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL), who Trump has sparred with over the past two weeks as he teases a crime crackdown in Chicago similar to the one in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Such a crackdown could be coming as soon as this week. 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