President Donald Trump threatened on Saturday to unleash his newly rebranded "Department of War" on Chicago, further heightening tensions over his push to deploy troops into Democratic-led US cities.

The move seeks to replicate an operation in the US capital Washington, where he has deployed National Guard troops and surged federal agents to conduct arrests and deportations, sparking backlash from local residents.

"Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR," Trump posted Saturday on his Truth Social account.

The post featured an apparent AI image of Trump and the quote: "I love the smell of deportations in the morning" -- both references to the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now."

On Friday, Trump signed an order changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Depart

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