President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Chicago over a distressed shopping center that does not exist.
“The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago, once considered our Nation’s BEST, now has a more than 28% vacancy factor, and is ready to call it quits unless something is done about the murder and crime, which is prevalent throughout the City,” the 79-year-old president raged in a Truth Social post just past midnight on Tuesday.
“CALL IN THE TROOPS, FAST, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!” he added.
There is no “Miracle Mile Shopping Center” in Illinois’ largest city.
This plan seems flawless. Military occupation always boosts high-end retail. I just came back from a trip to Fallujah mall where I got my Rolex and Gucci fit.
Independent_Brief_81 on
This is fine.
lundah on
Malls are dying everywhere and it has nothing to do with crime. What a fucking buffoon.
forthewatch39 on
He’s basically Adam West from Family Guy except far more cruel and less bright.
cliffordnyc on
Miracle Mile? What is this, 1979?
kneeco28 on
His age has nothing to do with this, tbh.
He’s always been stupid and a sucker/source for conspiracy theories.
CrimsonFeetofKali on
Yeah, growing up in Chicago and there are just so many memories of the once great Miracle Mile Shopping Center. Grab a Hot Sam, hit up Warehouse Records, an Orange Julius to wash it down, a slice from Sbarro, get a poster from Spencer’s. Now it’s just meth addicts and trying not to get shot. I wonder if Chess King is still hanging on. /s
DistractedPhoenix on
The magnificent mile is a real thing…but the vacancy rate has little to do with crime. More so sky high rents and a shift in business.
Over the last thirty years there was only one store on the msg mile that was profitable, the original Chicago Apple Store. The rest all operated at a loss as a marketing tool. Companies are shifting from that model and therefore vacancies are up.
A-Helpful-Flamingo on
I don’t think he’s confused. He’s a petty, narcissistic ahole who is also incredibly dumb. He heard something he didn’t like and reacted accordingly. This is what makes his mental decline so much worse. Whatever sliver of a filter (that he had strictly related to make himself look good/not incriminate himself) is gone. We’re basically dealing with his id.
Gatonom on
50% of the country thinks this man is a good leader.
“Where my country gone?”
Harry_Mud on
Come on people. There is ample evidence tRump is mentally unable to continue as President of the United States. It’s time for the 25th…………….. Congress needs to get off their lazy asses and get this done!!!!!
teddyreddit on
Maybe he confused it with the Dixie Square Mall? He must have been watching an old movie or something.
The late, great Dr Hannibal Lector would be disappointed to see Donald’s rapid mental decline.
scrotalsmoothie on
What is he going to make the troops buy fictional stuff (with their own money) on fictional layaway and corner the fictional market?
Catspaw129 on
Was he watching the Blues Brother? Becasue the mall in that movie took quite the beating. And, obviously, the Chicago police were unable to handle the situation.
Johnqpublic25 on
Looks like he’s been watching tv and mistaking it for real life.
clueless_in_ny_or_nj on
We are living in a real life Dr Strangelove.
RoosterMedical on
If Trump is so concerned about stores closing then he should send the military to the house of Jeff Bezos.
Most_Victory1661 on
That Paul Blart guy he’s good let him run ICE. Get him on the phone.
Mr President is time for your nap and your diaper change
deschain_19195 on
Someone should ask him what he plans to do to help veterans of Malevelon Creek
octopus_tigerbot on
Did he watch Stranger Things and think we were under attack again
Disastrous_Buyer_512 on
This man has 2 brain cells left competing for third place
zenerat on
If you think things are bad now wait until a post midterm election Trump is talking about democrat blood in streets and that illegal aliens are putting chips in food. We’re heading there dementia is not a pretty disease.
KdGc on
Areas in Chicago that people are afraid and know not to frequent are not downtown. The gestopo has not tried their tactics in high crime areas in Chicago. The brown shirts are afraid of actual crime and violence.
The “magnificent mile” in Chicago is an extraordinarily high rent area along Michigan Avenue. It’s not a shopping mall, it’s multiple freestanding, high end, touristy flavored stores. Gimmicks such as “the largest in the world” like Nike, Starbucks, American Girl superstores. The major crimes are not happening anywhere near this area.
RememberJefferies on
28% vacancy… IN A MALL!!!??
Someone needs to tell Chester Cheeto that it’s not 1990 anymore and malls have been dying for 2 decades now. That’s capitalism, pal!
Cavane42 on
wE caN’t HaVe a wOMan aS PreSIdeNt tHEy’rE tOo eMOtIonAL
PrinceTrollestia on
Chicagoan here. He’s misremembering several things, indicating a previously sharp (or at least knowledgeable about real estate) mind now in the throws of dementia:
There isn’t a “Miracle Mile Mall” but there is a stretch of downtown Chicago we call the “Magnificent Mile,” on Michigan Avenue. It’s an upscale shopping district, kind of like 5th Avenue in Manhattan.
So it’s not so much he’s making shit up, it’s just that he remembers snippets of real estate development in Chicago in the 2000s and is filling in the blanks in his head with unabashed bravado.
Ryan_e3p on
This is the person Democrats caved to 😂
Tinnie_and_Cusie on
Isn’t there some kind of constitutional amendment…? Or something…?
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President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Chicago over a distressed shopping center that does not exist.
“The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago, once considered our Nation’s BEST, now has a more than 28% vacancy factor, and is ready to call it quits unless something is done about the murder and crime, which is prevalent throughout the City,” the 79-year-old president raged in a Truth Social post just past midnight on Tuesday.
“CALL IN THE TROOPS, FAST, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!” he added.
There is no “Miracle Mile Shopping Center” in Illinois’ largest city.
Read the full story, [here](https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trump-79-demands-troop-deployment-over-fictional-chicago-shopping-center/).
“once upon a dream-”
That’s what happens when you sleep on the job I guess
I swear I thought they were going to say Starcourt Mall, and it would be viral marketing for Stranger Things season 5.
Confused Trump, 79, Is An Addled Moron
What a buffoon.
Doofus….
Shocking real footage of Chicago mall crime: https://youtu.be/IIdGxR-aU6o?t=20s
This plan seems flawless. Military occupation always boosts high-end retail. I just came back from a trip to Fallujah mall where I got my Rolex and Gucci fit.
This is fine.
Malls are dying everywhere and it has nothing to do with crime. What a fucking buffoon.
He’s basically Adam West from Family Guy except far more cruel and less bright.
Miracle Mile? What is this, 1979?
His age has nothing to do with this, tbh.
He’s always been stupid and a sucker/source for conspiracy theories.
Yeah, growing up in Chicago and there are just so many memories of the once great Miracle Mile Shopping Center. Grab a Hot Sam, hit up Warehouse Records, an Orange Julius to wash it down, a slice from Sbarro, get a poster from Spencer’s. Now it’s just meth addicts and trying not to get shot. I wonder if Chess King is still hanging on. /s
The magnificent mile is a real thing…but the vacancy rate has little to do with crime. More so sky high rents and a shift in business.
Over the last thirty years there was only one store on the msg mile that was profitable, the original Chicago Apple Store. The rest all operated at a loss as a marketing tool. Companies are shifting from that model and therefore vacancies are up.
I don’t think he’s confused. He’s a petty, narcissistic ahole who is also incredibly dumb. He heard something he didn’t like and reacted accordingly. This is what makes his mental decline so much worse. Whatever sliver of a filter (that he had strictly related to make himself look good/not incriminate himself) is gone. We’re basically dealing with his id.
50% of the country thinks this man is a good leader.
“Where my country gone?”
Come on people. There is ample evidence tRump is mentally unable to continue as President of the United States. It’s time for the 25th…………….. Congress needs to get off their lazy asses and get this done!!!!!
Maybe he confused it with the Dixie Square Mall? He must have been watching an old movie or something.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIdGxR-aU6o](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIdGxR-aU6o)
The late, great Dr Hannibal Lector would be disappointed to see Donald’s rapid mental decline.
What is he going to make the troops buy fictional stuff (with their own money) on fictional layaway and corner the fictional market?
Was he watching the Blues Brother? Becasue the mall in that movie took quite the beating. And, obviously, the Chicago police were unable to handle the situation.
Looks like he’s been watching tv and mistaking it for real life.
We are living in a real life Dr Strangelove.
If Trump is so concerned about stores closing then he should send the military to the house of Jeff Bezos.
That Paul Blart guy he’s good let him run ICE. Get him on the phone.
Mr President is time for your nap and your diaper change
Someone should ask him what he plans to do to help veterans of Malevelon Creek
Did he watch Stranger Things and think we were under attack again
This man has 2 brain cells left competing for third place
If you think things are bad now wait until a post midterm election Trump is talking about democrat blood in streets and that illegal aliens are putting chips in food. We’re heading there dementia is not a pretty disease.
Areas in Chicago that people are afraid and know not to frequent are not downtown. The gestopo has not tried their tactics in high crime areas in Chicago. The brown shirts are afraid of actual crime and violence.
The “magnificent mile” in Chicago is an extraordinarily high rent area along Michigan Avenue. It’s not a shopping mall, it’s multiple freestanding, high end, touristy flavored stores. Gimmicks such as “the largest in the world” like Nike, Starbucks, American Girl superstores. The major crimes are not happening anywhere near this area.
28% vacancy… IN A MALL!!!??
Someone needs to tell Chester Cheeto that it’s not 1990 anymore and malls have been dying for 2 decades now. That’s capitalism, pal!
wE caN’t HaVe a wOMan aS PreSIdeNt tHEy’rE tOo eMOtIonAL
Chicagoan here. He’s misremembering several things, indicating a previously sharp (or at least knowledgeable about real estate) mind now in the throws of dementia:
There isn’t a “Miracle Mile Mall” but there is a stretch of downtown Chicago we call the “Magnificent Mile,” on Michigan Avenue. It’s an upscale shopping district, kind of like 5th Avenue in Manhattan.
Magnificent Mile not only has stand alone boutiques, but has several malls on it, the most famous being [Water Tower Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Tower_Place), which is [now a lot less occupied than it used to be](https://www.costar.com/article/1645543544/owner-of-chicagos-water-tower-place-moving-forward-with-plans-to-reduce-retail-space).
There is another mall, Chicago Place, that [spectacularly failed and was redeveloped](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Place).
So it’s not so much he’s making shit up, it’s just that he remembers snippets of real estate development in Chicago in the 2000s and is filling in the blanks in his head with unabashed bravado.
This is the person Democrats caved to 😂
Isn’t there some kind of constitutional amendment…? Or something…?