Trump Wants To Bring Back Department of War

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by Kyle Anzalone
August 25, 2025
Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission


In a meeting with the South Korean President, President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

“Pete Hegseth has been incredible with the, as I call it, the Department of War. You know, we call it the Department of Defense, but between us, I think we’re going to change the name,” Trump said. “I have a feeling we’re going to be changing. Everybody likes that. We had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War.”

Trump has referred to Hegseth as the “Secretary of War.”

The remarks highlight a fundamental contradiction in Trump’s foreign policy. At times, Trump says his goal is to be a peacemaker, and his presidential campaigns were defined by his opposition to Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton’s hawkish foreign policy.

However, as president, Trump has often started and expanded wars. He has continued to support Israel and Ukraine. Trump ramped up the war in Somalia. Additionally, he ordered the bombing of Yemen and Iran.

The Pentagon is now preparing for war in Mexico and potentially Venezuela. To fund Trump’s ambitious global goals, Congress approved a military budget exceeding $1 trillion.


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Originally published at Judgenap.com and reprinted with permission In a meeting with the South Korean President, President Donald Trump suggested renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War. “Pete Hegseth has been incredible with the, as I call it, the Department of War. You...

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[Occam's Banana]

THREAD:

'Department of War?'

Sep 2, 2025

Department of War?​

by Ron Paul | Sep 2, 2025

Last week President Trump took steps to re-name the Department of Defense the “Department of War.” The President explained his rationale for the name change: “It used to be called the Department of War and it had a stronger sound. We want defense, but we want offense too … As Department of War we won everything…and I think we…have to go back to that.”

At first it sounds like a terrible idea. A “Department of War” may well make war more likely – the “stronger sound” may embolden the US government to take us into even more...

• Brian4Liberty
• Replies: 7
• Forum: Ron Paul Forum

 

[Occam's Banana]

 

[TheCount]

I can't wait to see how much money this rebranding will cost.

 

[Snowball]

Trump Executive Order coming today to rename the Dept of Defense to the Dept of War

The name change can only be colloquial or "secondary" without approval from Congress.

Trump disagrees, and says:

"We're just going to do it. I'm sure Congress will go along, if we need that. I don't think we even need that," he said.

Trump to rename Defense Department to 'Department of War'

An executive order rebranding the Defense Department as "War Department" was due to be signed by President Donald Trump on Friday as he marked his 200th day in office.

www.yahoo.com

 

[acptulsa]

 

[Snowball]

GOP advancing support in Congress

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5488531-congress-rebranding-defense-war/

 

[Anti Globalist]

Renaming it the Department of War sounds like a very neocon thing to do.

 

[nikcers]

Renaming it the Department of War sounds like a very neocon thing to do.

All governments prior to 1947 were neocons? Because thats what they called it.

 

[acptulsa]

All governments prior to 1947 were neocons? Because thats what they called it.

Firstly, ignorant bot,there's neocon and there's "the neocons of their day".

Secondly, ignorant bot, governments didn't continually change the names of departments back then just to send signals. And when they started, like the Truman administration, they changed the names to obfuscate the true purpose a la 1984, not vice versa.