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Trump Floats RENAMING Department Of Defense: Would Again Be Department Of War | TRENDING
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1:54Now PlayingPresident Trump indicated on Monday, Aug. 25, that he could move soon to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
The Department of War was established by George Washington in 1789. It existed until 1947, when it was reorganized by then-President Harry Truman. It was renamed the Department of Defense in 1949.
Trump argued it was called the Department of War during U.S. victories in World War I and World War II.
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