Trump Chicago: Deportation & “Ministry of War” Name Change

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  "title": "Trump Renames Department of Defense to 'Department of War,' Hints at Chicago as First Target",
  "summary": "Donald Trump renamed the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War' adn suggested Chicago would be its first target, sparking criticism from Illinois politicians.",
  "article": [
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 5, US time, officially renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War'. The next day, he immediately hinted that the number one target of the Department of War was Chicago, the third largest city in the united States, and said, 'I like the smell of deportation in the morning, and Chicago will soon know why it was renamed the Department of War.'"
    },
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "Trump's rename of the 'Defense Department' to the 'Defense Department' is a long-term measure, mainly to reshape the US military, show a stronger image, become a more combat-capable unit, and fulfill Trump's original promise to 're-position the military's mission by restoring the old name that had been used for more than 150 years.'"
    },
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "Trump first proposed the idea of renaming the Department of Defense in the Oval Office of the White House in August this year. At that time, he said that the Department of War sounded a better name. He also emphasized that the name change reminds people of the glorious victory record of the United States when the old name was used, and the Department of Defense was conservative, and the Department of War shoudl take the initiative if necessary."
    },
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "The day after the War Department changed its name, trump released an AI-generated image on his social platform Truth Social, showing that he was standing in front of the Chicago skyline, with flames and helicopters appearing behind it, and the words 'Chipocalypse Now' appeared, paying tribute to the 1979 Vietnam War movie 'Apocalypse Modern'."
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    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "Trump wrote,'I like to smell deportation in the morning,and Chicago will soon know why this unit was renamed the Department of war.' It implies that the Department of War's first target was not a competitor from other countries, but Chicago, the third largest city in the United States, and was interpreted as the Department of War will expand Chicago's immigration deportation operations."
    },
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "Trump's post immediately attracted criticism from politicians in Illinois. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker responded on social platform X, 'The US president is threatening to declare war on American cities. This is not a joke. This is abnormal. Trump is not a strong man, but a very scared man.'"
    },
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "Senator Dick Durbin bluntly stated that the president's post was 'disgusting', suggesting that the practice of sending troops into Chicago or using the War department was 'embarrassing'. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized 'The president's threat is detrimental to the dignity of the country, but the reality is that Trump wants to occupy Chicago and undermine the constitution.'"
    },
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "trump stressed that considering the current world situation,it is more appropriate to rename the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War',because the United States has the world's strongest military power,and has threatened to take similar measures against Democratic big cities such as New York City,Chicago,and Baltimore,and even described Chicago as 'the most perilous city in the world.'"
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      "url": "https://twitter.com/ChicagosMayor/status/1964384513548570871?refsrc=twsrc%5Etfw"
    },
    {
      "type": "paragraph",
      "content": "(First picture source: Trump)"
    },
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      "level": 3,
      "content": "Further reading:"
    }
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