Trump proposes changing Defense Department to 'Department of War'
Trump wants to change the department name because he thinks 'Defense' sounds too defensive.
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President Trump suggested changing the Department of Defense back to 'Department of War', which was its name from 1789 to 1947. He believes the current name sounds too defensive and wants the country to be both defensive and offensive when needed. Trump said that America won World War I and II when it was called Department of War.
He thinks Congress will support this change. The department changed its name in 1947 and became Department of Defense in 1949. This change would show a stronger military approach.
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