New sign ≠ new law...the Department of Defense name hasn’t legally changed

[Conservative from Georgia]

Don’t be fooled: Legally, Trump didn’t change a thing about the Department of Defense. By law, it’s still the Department of Defense because only Congress can rewrite the name. What he did was the cheap stuff ... ordered “Department of War” slapped on websites, signs, and press releases. That’s branding, not law. The statutes, the budget, the U.S. Code ... all say Department of Defense. So if you really think he “changed the name,” you’ve been suckered by theater. The only thing that changed is the cosmetics. The law hasn’t moved an inch.

Only Congress can change department names, so the title is ceremonial until it is codified into law. Mr. Trump had ordered the federal government to recognize it as a “secondary” name, in addition to having “secretary of war” serve as a “secondary title” to secretary of defense.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/us/politics/trump-department-of-war.html

 

[Mac1958]

Like "Gulf of America", this stuff is for pro wrestling/reality teevee/flat earth types, anyway.

Trump is the anti-hero, the lovable bad guy, Batman's Joker. What matters is the showbiz and adrenaline.

 

[hjmick]

Trump’s ‘Department of War’ could cost taxpayers over $1 billion

When asked how much the name change would cost, Trump said, ‘Not a lot’

www.the-independent.com

 

[ColonelAngus]

If anything, call it the department of peace.

This is kind of a silly move.

I disagree with Trump on this one.

SEE WHAT I DID THERE YOU LEFTY CULT *****. I DISAGREED. YOU SHOULD ******* TRY IT SOME TIME.

 

[justoffal]

Don’t be fooled: Legally, Trump didn’t change a thing about the Department of Defense. By law, it’s still the Department of Defense because only Congress can rewrite the name. What he did was the cheap stuff ... ordered “Department of War” slapped on websites, signs, and press releases. That’s branding, not law. The statutes, the budget, the U.S. Code ... all say Department of Defense. So if you really think he “changed the name,” you’ve been suckered by theater. The only thing that changed is the cosmetics. The law hasn’t moved an inch.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/us/politics/trump-department-of-war.html

Shrug..... It's a brilliant move frankly.....
It effectively hooked a whole nation full of rabid ankle biters right in to " hair on fire " mode just as you demonstrated above.

It will no doubt foster parades of green haired lunatics holding signs and shouting indiscernible
noises in protest.

 

[Thinker101]

Don’t be fooled: Legally, Trump didn’t change a thing about the Department of Defense. By law, it’s still the Department of Defense because only Congress can rewrite the name. What he did was the cheap stuff ... ordered “Department of War” slapped on websites, signs, and press releases. That’s branding, not law. The statutes, the budget, the U.S. Code ... all say Department of Defense. So if you really think he “changed the name,” you’ve been suckered by theater. The only thing that changed is the cosmetics. The law hasn’t moved an inch.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/us/politics/trump-department-of-war.html

Great, go on down to the corner and sing us a song.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

If anything, call it the department of peace.

This is kind of a silly move.

I disagree with Trump on this one.

SEE WHAT I DID THERE YOU LEFTY CULT *****. I DISAGREED. YOU SHOULD ******* TRY IT SOME TIME.

What’s your disagreement rate with Trump, Mr.Maverick? 99.2% disagree, 0.8% agree? Let me go check your archives.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Shrug..... It's a brilliant move frankly.....
It effectively hooked a whole nation full of rabid ankle biters right in to " hair on fire " mode just as you demonstrated above.

It will no doubt foster parades of green haired lunatics holding signs and shouting indiscernible
noises in protest.

Everything Trump does is brilliant, according to his cult.

 

[justoffal]

Everything Trump does is brilliant, according to his cult.

I know nothing about that ....
I do know that the flamboyant visuals are no different than the HOPE AND CHANGE campaigns used so effectively by Obama a short while ago.

Marshalling the apathetic polity of the masses is an effective means of drawing out commitment from an otherwise uncommitted populous.

There's a method here.

Jo

 

[dblack]

Don’t be fooled: Legally, Trump didn’t change a thing about the Department of Defense. By law, it’s still the Department of Defense because only Congress can rewrite the name. What he did was the cheap stuff ...

That's all he ever does. He can't lead, can't persuade, can't build a consensus. So we get token efforts and EOs that will be reversed as soon as Dems get back in. Phony as he ever was.

 

[ColonelAngus]

If it is a troll, fine.

In practice it is meaningless.

 

[justoffal]

Great, go on down to the corner and sing us a song.

Uhhhh...No! Not that!

 

[the watcher]

A rose (or a cartel) by any other name would smell as sweet.

 

[ColonelAngus]

What’s your disagreement rate with Trump, Mr.Maverick? 99.2% disagree, 0.8% agree? Let me go check your archives.

Did you admit Biden was a potato?

Maverick?

 

[justoffal]

Did you admit Biden was a potato?

Maverick?

A Russet potato to boot!

 

[ColonelAngus]

What’s your disagreement rate with Trump, Mr.Maverick? 99.2% disagree, 0.8% agree? Let me go check your archives.

He is actually way softer than I would be on most issues.

He is a moderate.

You are a communist.

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

He is actually way softer than I would be on most issues.

He is a moderate.

You are a communist.

State policies I advocate that make me a communist.

 

[ColonelAngus]

State policies I advocate that make me a communist.

What specific lefty policies have you railed against on this board.

Never seen it.

You are conservative like AOC is conservative.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Someone who wanted Harris/Walz over Trump/Vance fancies themselves a conservative.

GFY.

TAYLOR SWIFT IS METAL!

 

[Conservative from Georgia]

What specific lefty policies have you railed against on this board.

Never seen it.

You are conservative like AOC is conservative.

This guy called me a communist before proceeding to say he doesn’t know what I advocate. Smart guy.