Sunday, September 7, 2025

Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War

"We're going to go on offense, not just on defense. Maximum lethality, not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct," the secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, said in the Oval Office. "We're going to raise up warriors, not just defenders. So this war department, Mr President, just like America is back."… 

The combination of aggressive military action and symbolic rebranding goes in contrast with Trump's repeated claims to be "the anti-war president" who campaigned on promises to end conflicts and avoid new wars…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/05/department-war-defense-trump-executive-order-pentagon


 

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