#07: Trump - that's not neutral Pentagon becomes War Department - finally someone says it

Philipp Dahm

9.9.2025

He wants to send "a message of victory": The US president is turning the Department of Defense into a Department of War. Washington wants to establish a "warrior ethos". Donald Trump is reminiscent of Charlie Sheen.

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  • Donald Trump has given the Department of Defense a second name: Department of War.
  • Trump announced this in a press conference on September 5, in which there were many exciting statements.
  • Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shows his poetic side.

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