Trump’s War of Words: Analysis & Impact
From Nobel Aspirations to “chipocalypse Now”: Trump’s Violent Rhetoric
Donald Trump, a man who has openly campaigned for the Nobel Peace Prize, recently posted an image of himself as Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from Apocalypse Now on his social media account. the meme paraphrased the famous line from the movie, stating, “I love the smell of deportations in the morning.” it also added,”Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” with the image itself titled “Chipocalypse Now” and featuring the city skyline against a fiery sky.
This isn’t the first time Trump has suggested sending troops to Chicago. After deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, he mentioned sending troops to other cities, including Chicago. While he seemed to back off the idea after pushback from state and local officials,this recent post suggests otherwise.
Even though Trump has called the post “fake news” and claimed, “we’re not going to war. We’re going to clean up our cities,” his attraction to violent rhetoric is clear.Even if he doesn’t intend to go to war, his fascination with the swaggering machismo associated with the word is evident. This is further exemplified by his apparent desire to rebrand the Defense Department as the Department of War, a change that would require Congress’s permission and could cost hundreds of millions of dollars.