Donald Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

White House officials privately suggested on Thursday that they were keen to do something symbolic to mark the 200th day of Mr Trump’s second term
Donald Trump expected to order rebrand of Pentagon as ‘Department of War’

The rebrand to the Department of War comes as Mr Trump has repeatedly made the case that he should receive the Nobel peace prize

Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “department of war”, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress.

The order will designate “department of war” as a “secondary title”, an administration official said, as a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency.

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