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12 hours ago
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Trump Wants to Bring Back Secretary of War Title for Hegseth
President Donald Trump floated bringing back the title of Secretary of War despite repeatedly declaring himself a president who is all about peace. The president made the comment during his press conference alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday at the NATO Summit. 'I have, as you know, Marco Rubio with me and Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State and Secretary of War, should we say,' Trump said, adding: 'You know it used to be called Secretary of War?' Trump said maybe for a 'couple of weeks' they would call it Secretary of War 'because we feel like warriors.' The president went off on a tangent at that point. He said the building next to the White House shows where it used to be called Secretary of War. 'Then it became politically correct, and they started calling it Secretary of Defense,' he claimed. 'I don't know, maybe we'll have to start thinking about changing it, but we feel that way.' The president looked over his shoulder at Hegseth, who was standing slightly behind him. The Defense Secretary, who often refers to members of the U.S. military as warriors, nodded along enthusiastically. The Secretary of War was first used as a member of the president's Cabinet dating all the way back to President George Washington. The Secretary of War was at first responsible for all military affairs as head of the War Department, but a Secretary of the Navy was created by Congress soon after, so the War Secretary was the head of the Army. The position of Defense Secretary was first created to assist the president in all matters related to national security in the 1947 National Security Act. It was amended two years later to give the secretary authority over the Defense Department. The Secretary of War was replaced with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, which, along with the Secretary of the Navy, were non-Cabinet level positions since 1949 under the Secretary of Defense.
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18 hours ago
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Donald Trump Makes Eye-Rolling New Title Suggestion For Pete Hegseth
Donald Trump on Wednesday raised eyebrows with a controversial suggestion to rename the secretary of defense position as secretary of war, a U.S. government title that hasn't existed since the late 1940s. Speaking at a NATO meeting in The Netherlands, Trump introduced Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former Fox News personality-turned-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by saying: 'Secretary of state and secretary of war. Shall we say secretary… It used to be called secretary of war. Maybe for a couple of weeks we'll call it that because we feel like warriors.' He continued: 'It used to be called secretary of war, in fact if you look at the old building next to the White House, you can see where it used to be secretary of war. Then we became politically correct and they called it secretary of defense. I don't know, maybe we'll have to start thinking about changing it but we feel that way.' The remark came amid a precarious cease-fire in the Middle East, announced between Iran and Israel by Trump earlier this week but then temporarily broken just hours later, and the president's fury over the leaking of an intelligence report that suggested his ordererd strikes on Iranian nuclear sites hadn't caused as much devastation to Iran's nuke aspirations as Trump has claimed. Critics on social media quickly slammed Trump's latest rebranding stunt: Dr. Oz's 'Completely Incoherent' Credit Card Flub Has Critics Saying, What?!? Trump Makes 'Super' Awkward Gaffe While Ranting About Iran NATO Chief Drops 'Daddy' Remark During Trump Chat On Iran-Israel
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19 hours ago
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Donald Trump Makes Eye-Rolling New Title Suggestion For Pete Hegseth
Donald Trump on Wednesday raised eyebrows with a controversial suggestion to rename the secretary of defense position as secretary of war, a U.S. government title that hasn't existed since the late 1940s. Speaking at a NATO meeting in The Netherlands, Trump introduced Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former Fox News personality-turned-Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by saying: 'Secretary of state and secretary of war. Shall we say secretary… It used to be called secretary of war. Maybe for a couple of weeks we'll call it that because we feel like warriors.' He continued: 'It used to be called secretary of war, in fact if you look at the old building next to the White House, you can see where it used to be secretary of war. Then we became politically correct and they called it secretary of defense. I don't know, maybe we'll have to start thinking about changing it but we feel that way.' Trump on Pete Hegseth: "Secretary of War. It used to be called secretary of war. Maybe for a couple weeks we'll call it that, because we feel like warriors. It used to be called secretary of war ... then we became politically correct ... maybe we'll have to start thinking about… — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 25, 2025 The remark came amid a precarious cease-fire in the Middle East, announced between Iran and Israel by Trump earlier this week but then temporarily broken just hours later, and the president's fury over the leaking of an intelligence report that suggested his ordererd strikes on Iranian nuclear sites hadn't caused as much devastation to Iran's nuke aspirations as Trump has claimed. Critics on social media quickly slammed Trump's latest rebranding stunt: Zero days without an embarrassment. 🦧 #Trump — Scott 𝕏 (@bullriders1) June 25, 2025 I'm pretty sure the Constitution says Congress has to get involved if you want to call him the Secretary of War.... — Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) June 25, 2025 Secretary of War hasn't been used since 1947. Person, woman, man, camera, tv, doesn't know Hegseth's position. — Dianne Callahan (@DianneCallaha16) June 25, 2025 Thought he was the anti-war candidate — Akash Maniam (@ManiamAkash) June 25, 2025 The 'peace' president who supposedly wants no more wars, yet bombs countries with which we are not in conflict, has a Secretary of War? Weird… also bring real proof because no one believes you. — KC Gleason 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@ge_kaitlyn) June 25, 2025 OMG, someone make him stop, please. — Jill Nash (@jcnash) June 25, 2025 Doesn't help the 'we're not at war' message when he describes him as the 'secretary of War!' — Chris Wall (@ChrisWall) June 25, 2025 Trump: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War. It used to be called secretary of war. Maybe for a couple weeks we'll call it that, because we feel like warriors. It used to be called secretary of war…then we became politically correct 🤡 — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 25, 2025 What a f**n national embarrassment Trump is. Just unmoored from reality and surrounded by courtiers and sychophants who are incompetent and corrupt — Dj Omega Mvp (@DjOmegaMVP) June 25, 2025 Orwell predicted this when The Department of Peace was obsessed with war. — Samir (@heysamir_) June 25, 2025 Trump: 'We'll call it Secretary of War again. Just for a couple weeks. We feel like warriors.'This isn't about titles. It's about doesn't want strategy …. he wants Pete Hegseth from cable talking head to battlefield commander is pure cosplay… — jorco 🌻🎗️ (@connydieckman) June 25, 2025 Dr. Oz's 'Completely Incoherent' Credit Card Flub Has Critics Saying, What?!? Trump Makes 'Super' Awkward Gaffe While Ranting About Iran NATO Chief Drops 'Daddy' Remark During Trump Chat On Iran-Israel
