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Pete Hegseth's War Department Plans UNRAVEL As Colossal Taxpayer Disaster Revealed
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8:30Now PlayingDonald Trump and Pete Hegseth's outrageous plans to rebrand the Department of Defense into the Department of War spark massive backlash with officials and with the public as news outlets reveal the completely unnecessary renaming will cost taxpayers big time. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!
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Pentagon officials fume over Trump's Department of War rebrand
"Pentagon officials grappled Friday with the Herculean task of fulfilling President Donald Trump’s executive order to remold the enormous, global agency into the Department of War.
Many expressed frustration, anger and downright confusion at the effort, which could cost billions of dollars for a cosmetic change that would do little to tackle the military’s most pressing challenges — such as countering a more aggressive alliance of authoritarian nations.
The details of the order Trump signed Friday are still vague, but officials may need to change Defense Department seals on more than 700,000 facilities in 40 countries and all 50 states. This includes everything from letterhead for six military branches and dozens more agencies down to embossed napkins in chow halls, embroidered jackets for Senate-confirmed officials and the keychains and tchotchkes in the Pentagon store."
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