「戰爭部」陰影下的芝加哥

「戰爭部」陰影下的芝加哥

特朗普近日簽署行政命令，將國防部「非正式更名」為「戰爭部」，並在社交媒體發文威脅芝加哥，還以 AI 生成的「Chipocalypse Now」戰爭畫面烘托氣氛。他聲稱芝加哥將很快「明白戰爭部的力量」。

然而現實中，真正進駐的只是國土安全部與移民執法人員，主要在大湖區海軍基地活動，國民警衛隊尚未獲正式部署命令。

伊利諾伊州州長與芝加哥市長強烈反對，並指此舉違憲；退伍軍人與部分軍方人士也公開批評，警告軍隊不應淪為政治執法工具。

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.