Trump to Rename Department of Defense to Department of War
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Trump plans to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, sparking skepticism and criticism.
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oriettaxx
4 months ago
1 replyit's already done https://www.war.gov/
peterbecich
4 months ago
Wiki says it is a "secondary" name as only Congress can legally change the name of the department
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