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Trump posts "Chipocalypse Now" image threatening military force against Chicago

President Trump posted an AI-generated image titled "Chipocalypse Now" on Truth Social depicting military imagery aimed at Chicago, escalating a weeks-long confrontation with the city over immigration enforcement. The post came amid active federal court battles over ICE operations, the Pentagon authorization of Naval Station Great Lakes, and a lawsuit from the D.C. Attorney General over National Guard deployments. Legal scholars characterized the post as an unprecedented presidential threat of military action against a U.S. city.