Trump admin live updates: ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Boston

Trump admin live updates: ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Boston

​Trump admin live updates: ICE launches immigration enforcement operation in Boston   

Trump on Saturday continued his threats to deploy ICE agents to Chicago with a post on his social media platform that evoked the 1979 Vietnam War film “Apocalypse Now.”

Trump shared a manipulated image with the caption “I love the smell of deportations in the morning…,” echoing the oft-quoted line “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” uttered in the film by the war-loving character Lt. Col. Kilgore. “Chicago is about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” the post continued.

The post is accompanied by an apparently AI-generated image of Trump dressed as Kilgore, with the Chicago skyline in the background and helicopters in the foreground, and the superimposed title “Chipocalypse Now.”

Trump on Friday signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, although the formal renaming of the department would require Congress’ approval.

“The President’s threats are beneath the honor of our nation, but the reality is that he wants to occupy our city and break our Constitution,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson posted on X in response to Trump’s post. “We must defend our democracy from this authoritarianism by protecting each other and protecting Chicago from Donald Trump.”

The back and forth between Trump and Chicago Democrats has increased over the last week, with Trump calling Chicago “the worst and most dangerous city in the World, by far,” on his social media platform and declaring he will “solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC. Chicago will be safe again, and soon.”

Violent crime in Chicago dropped significantly in the first half of the year, according to official data released by the city. Shootings were down 37% and homicides have dropped by 32% compared to the first half of 2024, while total violent crime dropped by over 22%, according to the crime statistics.