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Trump Keeps Casting Himself as the Bad Guy

From Apocalypse Now memes to a re-named War Department, the second Trump administration is in love with authoritarian aesthetics.

Reason

Trump Posts 'Chipocalypse Now' Meme, Threatening Chicago Immigration Crackdown: 'Love the Smell of Deportations in the Morning'

Trump's message drew criticism from Illinois governor JB Pritzker who posted: "The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal."

Latin Times

‘Chipocalypse Now’: Is the Trump administration culturally illiterate?

This weekend, Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself threatening to wage war on Chicago, a Democratic city he has targeted as next up in his immigration and crime crackdown. However, the image reveals how little he gets the movie reference he is co-opting. And not for the first…

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Donald Trump’s ‘Department of War’ will just deliver bloodshed and destruction

The agency celebrates the US and the president as aggressor, conqueror and unrestrained international lawbreaker

The Guardian - US

Like a dumb bully, Donald Trump has a meltdown when questioned about going to war with American cities

Trump prepares to go to war... with America.

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Tim Walz Says 'Nothing Normal' About President Declaring War On Chicago After Trump's 'Chipocalypse Now' Post

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Monday that "there's nothing normal" about Donald Trump suggesting Chicago would "find out why it's called the Department of WAR," as the President faces backlash over a social post that critics read as threatening military action against an American city.

Benzinga

Trump tries to downplay Chicago ‘war’ threat as border czar says immigration raids coming this week

Trump has earlier posted AI-generated image of himself in a cowboy hat sitting in front of a burning Chicago, along with the phrase ‘Chipocalypse Now’

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Trump's 'Chicago Meme' Goes Viral—Is POTUS Threatening War on the City?

Donald Trump's viral Chicago meme and his controversial 'Department of War' order have sparked outrage from Illinois leaders and residents. Critics warn the president's rhetoric fuels fear of deportations, undermines democracy and raises fresh questions about his intentions.

International Business Times UK

Trump threatens ‘war’ on Chicago as thousands protest federal crackdown

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker denounces Trump as a wanna-be dictator as protesters rally in Chicago and Washington, DC.

Al Jazeera

Trump Escalates Crackdown Threats With Chicago 'War' Warning

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.

International Business Times

Trump signs executive order to change name of the Pentagon

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The Independent UK

Trump’s ‘Department of War’ could cost taxpayers over $1 billion

When asked how much the name change would cost, Trump said, ‘Not a lot’

The Independent UK

Trump changes the Department of Defense’s name to ‘Department of War’

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth says the name change signals a more offensive approach for the US military under Trump.

Al Jazeera

Trump Hails Department Of War Rebrand As 'Message Of Victory'

US President Donald Trump signed an order Friday rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, saying it sent a "message of victory" to the rest of the world.

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Roll Call

Trump unveils ‘Department of War’ — but Hill may have a say - Roll Call

The president signed an executive order Friday to change the Department of Defense’s name, and Congress may soon consider weighing in.

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‘I’m sure Congress will go along’: Trump brings back 150-year-old name that ‘just sounded better’ – but can he actually do it?

Apparently we're making war sound cooler again... because that's what America needs right now.

International Business Times

Key Facts About Trump's 'Department Of War' -- Aka The Defense Dept

President Donald Trump is rebranding the Defense Department as the Department of War -- a name used when it had more limited responsibilities for US Army forces rather than the entire military.

International Business Times UK

Trump to Rebrand Pentagon: Why the Department of Defense Will Be Renamed the Department of War

Donald Trump will sign an executive order allowing the Pentagon to use its historic title, the Department of War. The White House says the change reflects strength, but critics call it costly and symbolic.

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The Guardian - US

Trump, misled by video of 2020 protests shown on Fox, threatens to send troops to Portland – as it happened

President also says US must be ‘very careful’ in removing mandates for ‘vaccines that are so amazing’

Euronews

Why has Trump renamed the US Department of Defense to Department of War?

Although the US President’s decision to rename the Department of Defense is a highly controversial one, the government arm was actually called the Department of War until 1947.

The Independent UK

Trump to rebrand Pentagon as part of ‘warrior ethos’ campaign

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Evening Standard

Trump orders Pentagon to be rebranded as Department of War

Pete Hegseth, who has served as Defence Secretary since January, posted the words "DEPARTMENT OF WAR" on X on Thursday night

Al Jazeera

US Department of Defense to be renamed ‘Department of War’: Report

President Donald Trump recently said ‘defence is too defensive’ as the US wants ‘to be offensive too’.

International Business Times

Trump Rebrands Department Of Defense As 'Department Of War'

President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image.

The Independent UK

Trump to sign executive order changing Pentagon’s name to ‘Department of War’

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday that will officially change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

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