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The White Home is pushing to rebrand the Pentagon, confirming Saturday plans to rename the Division of Protection the Division of Struggle, The Wall Road Journal first reported.
The Division of Struggle was established by Congress in August 1789 to supervise the operation and upkeep of the army branches. After a quick identify change to the Nationwide Navy Institution after World Struggle II, it was modified to the Division of Protection.
White Home deputy press secretary Anna Kelly informed Fox Information the change comes amid a restoration of U.S. army values.
“As President [Donald] Trump mentioned, our army needs to be centered on offense — not simply protection — which is why he has prioritized warfighters on the Pentagon as a substitute of DEI and woke ideology,” Kelly wrote in a press release. “Keep tuned!”
The White Home confirmed plans to rename the Division of Protection. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
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The announcement comes days after Trump mentioned the identify change would occur “over the following week or so.”
“You realize, we name it the Division of Protection, however between us, I feel we’ll change the identify,” the president mentioned on the White Home earlier within the week. “You need to know the reality, I feel we’ll have some info on that, possibly quickly.”
The Division of Struggle was renamed after each world wars. (Daniel Slim/AFP through Getty Pictures)
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Trump famous the historic significance of the division’s identify throughout each world wars.
“We gained World Struggle I [and] World Struggle II. It was referred to as the Division of Struggle. To me, that is actually what it’s,” he mentioned. “I am speaking to the folks. All people likes that. We had an unbelievable historical past of victory when it was Division of Struggle. Then we modified it to Division of Protection.”
The president mentioned others he has spoken to are in favor of the change. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)
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Congress creates federal government departments by regulation, so an modification can be required to vary the identify legally.
“I am certain Congress will go alongside if we’d like that. I do not suppose we even want that. However, if we’d like that, I am certain Congress will go alongside,” Trump mentioned. “Protection is simply too defensive. And we need to be defensive, however we need to be offensive too if we now have to be. So, it simply sounded to me like a greater identify.”
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The president can suggest laws to make the change official or rebrand it informally with out approval.
Fox Information Digital’s Greg Norman contributed to this report.
