President Trump floated the idea of renaming the Department of Defense to the ‘Department of War.’
The move would return the Pentagon to its former name before changing it following World War II.
“It used to be called the Department of War and it had a stronger sound,” Trump said.
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“We won World War I, we won World War II, we won everything,” he continued.
“I don’t want to be defense only,” Trump said.
“We want offense too,” he added.
Check it out:
.@POTUS “Pete, you started off by saying the Department of Defense. Somehow it didn’t sound good to me…
It used to be called the Department of War…” pic.twitter.com/4FeTsrfYwY
— DOD Rapid Response (@DODResponse) August 25, 2025
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