United States President Donald Trump has yet again surprised local and international news after signing an Executive Order (EO) to bring back the country’s Department of War to convey “readiness” for conflicts, as he simultaneously targeted Chicago to “clean” its streets.
‘Going on offence, not just on defense’
The EO was signed on Friday by Trump with the White House saying that the move was based on the country’s state of being “politically correct” and to cement that the US is producing “warriors and not defenders.”
The decision will also allow Pete Hegseth to now be called Secretary of War of the US, leaving his previous title as secretary of defense upon his appointment.
Hegseth, who was once an anchor at Fox News, had been instructed by Trump to lay down “legislative and executive actions” to make the change irreversible in the future.
He hailed the surprising decision of Trump, saying “We’re (US) gonna go on offense, not just on defense,” as he also reiterated that the US has not lost its mission in upholding and advocating peace globally.
He said that the US seeks to send a message to its enemies that its military capabilities have not been downgraded and are ready to be deployed if necessary.
Such a move was timely as the tension between the US and Venezuela remains brewing in the Caribbean region.
Trump hinted that if Venezuela attempts to intercept US warships, Washington would be swift in retaliation by “shooting them down.”
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Trump declares ‘war’ on Chicago… sort of
Shortly after rebranding to the Department of War, Trump turned his attention to Chicago, led by a democratic and unpopular mayor, Brandon Johnson, saying that his city would “find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”
The Republican leader took to his Truth Social media account on Friday to lash out at how the city has been plagued with crime and hinted that immigration agents and National Guard troops would be sent to Chicago without disclosing an exact date.
Johnson was quick to respond, with support from his fellow Democratic leaders and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, saying that deployment of the National Guard to his city would violate the US Constitution, much like what he did in Los Angeles, California, in June and most recently in Washington, DC.
“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,” the Chicago mayor said.
Trump then suddenly backtracked on Sunday, September 7, saying that his declaration of war against Chicago was “fake news” and he was actually referring to “cleaning” the city.
Border Czar Tom Homan echoed Trump, saying the statements of the president were “taken out of context” and were aiming to wage war on criminal cartels, illegal aliens and public safety threats.
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