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Coolgoober

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4. Defending The World

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:39 PM

Sep 6

Yes, trump is a moron. He claims the department of defense should be named the department of war because we won WW1 and WW2 but we entered those wars to defend Europe and the rest of the world.

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Can Trump legally rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War? [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 6 OP

"The Department of War." J_William_Ryan Sep 6 #1

Congress didn't appoint a Secretary of War. C_U_L8R Sep 6 #2

Just one more thing to clean up when TSF is dead...soon I hope... wcmagumba Sep 6 #3

Defending The World Coolgoober Sep 6 #4

No, trump is adopting a nickname for this department LetMyPeopleVote Sep 6 #5

Update: it turns out the new name (Department of War) is actually a nickname as it's a "secondary title" lol LetMyPeopleVote Sep 6 #6

Doesn't matter. He's made the PR move no matter whether it hits the courts or not. ancianita Sep 6 #7

It is still the Department of Defense LetMyPeopleVote Sep 7 #8