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How do you explain Trump unilaterally renaming the Ministry of Defense, without legislative approval? Is it a “working branch” if their constitutionally grante
by ricardobeat 1y ago
How do you explain Trump unilaterally renaming the Ministry of Defense, without legislative approval? Is it a “working branch” if their constitutionally granted power is easily sidestepped?
- otterley 1y agoDo you mean the Department of Defense? The U.S. doesn't have ministries.
- terminalshort 1y agoI couldn't care less because it has always been and always will be the department of war whether or not the letterhead says "Department of Defense."
- nickthegreek 1y agothe dod was not officially renamed to the dow. that would take an act of congress. he gave it a secondary title.
- ricardobeat 1y agoPlaques were replaced, the secretary is now the 'Secretary of War': https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/09/08/trump-rebranded-department-of-war-aims-to-ensure-us-military-is-not-on-the-defensive_6745134_4.html https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/09/08/t... Sidestepping the legislative power is precisly the problem, regardless of how it's being done, isn't it? That's the whole point.