「战争部」阴影下的芝加哥

「战争部」阴影下的芝加哥

特朗普近日签署行政命令，将国防部「非正式更名」為「战争部」，并在社交媒体发文威胁芝加哥，还以 AI 生成的「Chipocalypse Now」战争画面烘托气氛。他声称芝加哥将很快「明白战争部的力量」。

然而现实中，真正进驻的只是国土安全部与移民执法人员，主要在大湖区海军基地活动，国民警卫队尚未获正式部署命令。

伊利诺伊州州长与芝加哥市长强烈反对，并指此举违宪；退伍军人与部分军方人士也公开批评，警告军队不应沦為政治执法工具。

Chicago Under The Shadow Of The “War Department”

President Donald Trump recently signed an order to symbolically rename the Pentagon as the “War Department” and threatened Chicago on social media, even sharing an AI-generated “Chipocalypse Now” image evoking scenes of war. He warned that the city would soon “feel the power of the War Department.”

In reality, only DHS and ICE personnel have been deployed, mainly operating from the Great Lakes Naval Station. No formal order has been issued for National Guard or active-duty troops to enter the city.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson strongly condemned the move as unconstitutional. Veterans and Guard members have also voiced opposition, arguing that the military should not be used as a tool of domestic law enforcement.

The “War Department” label is less a policy shift than a political performance designed to project strongman authority. Yet its shadow has already placed Chicago at the center of America’s constitutional tensions and deepening divides.