declare war on

Also, declare war against. Announce one's intent to suppress or eradicate something or someone. For example, The police have declared war on drug dealing in the neighborhood, or Several gangs have declared war against each other. This usage transfers the literal sense of the term, “to state formally one's intention to carry on hostilities against another power,” to a somewhat smaller scale.

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This week saw Roman Catholic cardinals meet to choose the next pope, people across Europe mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, and Donald Trump declare war on foreign films.

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It could even declare war on Venezuela or Tren de Aragua — that would clear things up in a hurry.

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The increasingly rabid Trump White House is leading a nationwide charge of Republicans in Congress, state legislatures, and governor’s mansions to declare war on trans citizens.

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“The Bandidos declare war on rivals — and they wage that war on our streets,” Supervisory Official Antoinette T. Bacon of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division said in the news release.

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The American intruders scrawled on the concrete, “We declare war on Slowjamastan.”

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