Too 'Wokey': Trump Rebrands Defence Department as 'Department of War'

Trump threatens Chicago’s criminals with ‘Department of WAR’ post

President Trump posted a cryptic message Saturday threatening to unleash the Department of War on Chicago to fight crime.

Trump rebrands Defense as “Department of War”

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense as “Department of War,” reviving a usage in force until the late 1940s. The order allows for the new name to be used as a secondary title in official communications, although a permanent legal change requires congressional approval. The move has drawn criticism from members of both parties.

Hegseth switches nameplate to Secretary of War after ‘woke’ defense title dropped

Watch as Pete Hegseth has his nameplate outside of his office changed from Secretary of Defense to Secretary of War. Video shared by Mr Hegseth on Friday (5 September) shows the switchover, which comes hours after Donald Trump signed an executive order which restores the original name of the government agency, which was ditched in 1947. Signing the order 24 hours earlier, Mr Trump said: “So we won the first World War. We won the Second World War…

Trump rebrands the Pentagon as Department of War – video

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947. The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an administration official said. 'We won the first world war, we won the second world war, we won everyth…

Behind Trump's order for Department of War name change

President Trump signed his 200th executive order, seeking to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. The move restores the name the agency last held in the 1940s. Charlie D'Agata has more.

Too 'wokey': Trump rebrands Defence Department as 'Department of War'

US President Donald Trump has signed an order rebranding the Department of Defence as the Department of War, saying it sent a “message of victory” to the...