Trump doubles in terms of the National Guard to fight against Chicago crime

President Donald Trump The strategy to combat crime in American cities can be more clear this week, because it reiterates its call to deploy the National Guard more widely.

During the weekend, Trump doubled his plan to limit crime and repress illegal immigration, especially in Chicago.

“Do you know how many people were killed in Chicago last weekend? Eight. How many people were killed in Chicago in the previous week? Seven. You know how many people injured? Sixty-four people were injured. Do you think there is worse than that?

Trump Roils Chicago Democrats with Apocalypse now even referring to the deployment of the National Guard

His remarks came in the midst of questions about a meme that he shared on Truth Social the day before, which, according to criticism, threatened Chicago With the deportations of illegal immigrants and the use of the American army. The same included an image of Trump’s AI as the character of Robert Duvall in “Apocalypse Now”, a film of the era of the Vietnam War on an American military officer who became a thug in the Cambodian jungle. The words “Chipocalypse now” were also seen in the image.

Trump shared a digitally altered meter describing himself as a commander “at war” with Chicago, drawing reactions from Illinois leaders. (President Donald Trump via Truth Social)

“” I love the smell of deportations in the morning … “, wrote Trump in the post, referring to a famous quote from the film.” Chicago about to find out why this is called the Ministry of War, “he added.

Asked about the post on social networks, Trump told journalists that “we are not going to war”.

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“We are going to clean our cities. We will clean them so as not to kill five people every weekend,” he said. “It is not war. It is common sense,” he added before climbing the Navy One to watch the final of singles in the United States.

The emphasis put by Trump on Chicago intervenes while his administration extends a deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC, citing concerns about Crime and homeless in the capital. He has repeatedly characterized Washington, DC, as “one of the most dangerous cities in the world”.

A member of the Ohio National Guard Patrol 14th Street in Washington, DC, United States, on Saturday August 23, 2025. (Images of Valerie Plesch / Bloomberg / Getty)

In August, Trump said he was planning to send the National Guard to Chicago calling the Windy City “in disorder”. He declared on August 22 that his administration “would like it probably then”, adding that “it will not even be difficult”.

Meanwhile, the White House did not offer additional details on a potential deployment of troops in Chicago.

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Trump also threatened to send troops to Baltimore and cited crime to Portland and Boston to justify a wider repression.

Fox News Digital Landon Mion contributed to this report.