"With no context, it makes sense that Trump was furious. What kind of president would "go to war" with an American city? Why would Alcindor even use that terminology? In context, however, Alcindor's question doesn't seem too illogical; her source for what Trump called "fake news" was his own Truth Social post. On Saturday, Trump put up this Apocalypse Now-themed post, complete with an AI-generated illustration that seems to show Trump supervising as helicopters drop napalm on Chicago."
"In case that threat wasn't clear enough, Trump also wrote, "Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR" (a reference to his new effort to rename the Department of Defense). Democrats were appalled by the post. Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker responded on X, "The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.""
President Donald Trump confronted a reporter over a question about whether he planned to "go to war" with Chicago, calling the question "fake news" and insulting the reporter. The reporter's question referenced a Truth Social post in which Trump used an Apocalypse Now-themed AI image depicting helicopters dropping napalm and wrote, "Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR." The post drew condemnation from Democrats. Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker said the president was threatening to go to war with an American city.
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