(He's also allowing the Pentagon to be renamed as 'The MIC's ATM')
from al Mayadeen English
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order later today to restore the historic name "Department of War" as an official secondary title for the Department of Defense. The move represents a symbolic shift in how the US military presents itself to the world.
Trump explained his reasoning by pointing to history, “We won World War I, World War II – it was called the Department of War, and to me, that’s really what it is. Defense is a part of that, but I have a feeling we’re gonna be changing.”
He argued that the current title projects weakness. “We don’t just want to be defense. We want defense, but we want to be offense, too,” Trump said, claiming the new name conveys “a stronger message of readiness and resolve.”
The executive order allows Pentagon officials to use terms such as “Secretary of War” and “Deputy Secretary of War” in correspondence and ceremonial settings, though a permanent renaming would require congressional approval...
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