The Trump-Vance administration is standing firm on its decision to rename the Department of Defense back to its original moniker - the Department of War - telling critics to pound sand over Congressional Budget Office estimates that the change could cost up to $125 million.
White House officials are defending what they call the "aptly named" Department of War, arguing that honest labeling is exactly what the American people voted for when they delivered President Trump his landslide victory in 2024.
The Congressional Budget Office - the same swamp creatures who rubber-stamped Biden's trillion-dollar boondoggles - suddenly found their calculators when it comes to Trump's common-sense reforms. The $125 million estimate covers everything from new letterhead to building signage to updated government forms.
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But here's what the establishment doesn't want you to know: calling it the "Department of Defense" was always a politically correct euphemism cooked up by the Washington elite. From 1789 to 1949, it was called exactly what it was - the Department of War.
"This administration believes in calling things what they are," a senior White House official told reporters. "We're not here to play word games or sugarcoat reality for the feelings of our enemies."
The move is classic Trump - cutting through decades of bureaucratic doublespeak to restore plain-spoken American values. While liberals clutch their pearls over "militaristic" language, real Americans understand that sometimes you have to fight wars to preserve peace.
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Predictably, the usual suspects are having meltdowns over the name change. Congressional Democrats are shrieking about "aggressive messaging," while deep state Pentagon officials are reportedly dragging their feet on implementation.
But $125 million? That's pocket change compared to the billions Biden wasted on his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal or the endless foreign aid to countries that hate us. At least this money goes toward something that actually makes America stronger.
The real question isn't whether we can afford to rename the Department of War - it's whether we can afford to keep pretending we're not in a fight for our nation's survival.