President Trump on Saturday threatened to unleash "the Department of WAR" on Chicago in a Truth Social image evoking the film "Apocalypse Now."

Why it matters: Language that seemingly threatens to wage war on an American city is a significant escalation from Trump who has already deployed the National Guard to support his immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

What they're saying: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning," the president wrote on his Truth Social account, accompanied by an seemingly AI-generated photo of him dressed as Robert Duvall's character in the movie. • The text on the image says "Chipocalypse Now." • "Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," Trump added.

The latest: The post comes as immigration enforcement

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