President Donald Trump is in war mode, and his battle plans are clear. During his eulogy on Sunday at Charlie Kirk’s memorial, the president recalled his last conversation with the slain right-wing podcaster. “‘Please, sir, save Chicago,’” Kirk supposedly told Trump, who made it clear to the tens of thousands gathered at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., that he intended to honor Kirk’s wish. “We’re going to save Chicago from horrible crime,” Trump said, and then proceeded to attack Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker.

There had been a brief reprieve for the Windy City. After he posted a violent meme on Truth Social in which he signaled an incoming onslaught, on Sept. 12 Trump announced a temporary pause on his plan to federalize the Illinois National Guard and deploy it to supposed

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