Trump to Sign Order Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War

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Posted on AllSides September 5, 2025

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President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War, the White House said, fulfilling the president’s pledge to realign the mission of the armed forces by reverting to a name used for over 150 years until shortly after World War II.

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