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Several foreign media reports such as the comprehensive U.S. political news site (Politico) said that U.S. President Trump said on 25 local time that he would change the name of the Department of Defense back to the "war department" "about the next week".

On the 25th, local time, Trump met with Lee at the White House Oval Office to deliver a speech in the morning.

Trump made this statement during a joint meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-ming with reporters in the Oval Office of the White House. He said,"(U.S. Secretary of Defense) Pete Hagerseth did a great job in what I call the Department of War. You know, we call him the 'Department of Defense' now, but between us, I think we'll change the name."

"If you want to know the truth, I think we're going to get some information soon," Mr. Trump said, adding that "the name change will probably be done in the next week or so."

Trump revealed that he had been communicating with everyone to change the name, and ¡°everyone liked the name.¡±

Trump has repeatedly suggested the possibility of a resumption of the "war department". on June 25th, Trump called Hectoris "war minister" at a conference after the NATO summit, and said that in the coming weeks he would also use this name, because "we feel like a warrior". in this, there are foreign netizens ironically said that Trump, who calls himself "peace president", would be keen on the resumption of the "war department".

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According to the US political news network Politico, Trump said in the White House that his administration in the coming days may push to officially change the "Department of Defense" to "Department of War".

Mr. Trump made no secret of his displeasure with the name, saying he did not like the Pentagon and questioned its legitimacy: "Defense? What are we defending? Why are we defending? I don't want to be defensive. We want to be offensive."

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In his opinion, it is the more aggressive name that fits the so-called "essence" of American military power. "When we won World War I, World War II, it was called the Department of War," he told reporters. "Everyone agreed that when it was called the Department of War, we achieved an incredible victory. Then we changed it to the Department of Defense."

Even on diplomatic occasions, Trump did not avoid the plan.He spoke about the matter at a meeting with South Korean President Lee in the morning, saying: "This is a small thing that has nothing to do with your country, but I think you will hear or see the results in the coming weeks.

Politico pointed out that the proposed name change is quite profound. Trump has always touted his role in efforts to resolve conflicts around the world, but pushing the Department of Defense to change its name exposes the president's eagerness to demonstrate U.S. military power overseas.

When asked about the matter, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly stood for Trump, saying ¡°this is why he prioritizes the Defense Department¡¯s operative personnel rather than the ¡®Diversity, Fairness and Inclusiveness¡¯ (DEI) and ¡®Awakening¡¯ ideologies,¡± and suggested the government¡¯s determination to advance the matter with ¡°please pay attention to the follow-up.¡±

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The Department of Defense is one of the federal administrative departments of the United States, its predecessor dates back to the "war department" established in 1789, responsible for overseeing the operation and management of the Army, Navy and Naval Corps.

In 1947, the U.S. government centralized the administration of the army, and then President Truman signed the National Security Act, unifying military command from the newly established "national military agency", with the exception of the Army Department, the Navy Department under its jurisdiction, at the same time, the U.S. Army Air Force, which originally belonged to the Army, was upgraded to the independent U.S. Air Force, and specially established an air force department directly belonging to the "national military agency".

In fact, the proposal for a change of name is not a temporary matter. In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly released signals in public. During the NATO summit in June this year, he called U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth a ¡°war secretary¡±. He said that the name of the ¡°war ministry¡± can still be seen on the walls of the Eisenhower administration building next to the White House, and that the agency was set up here after we became politically correct and turned to the defense secretary. Maybe we should consider turning back, we think so.¡±

It is worth noting that Hagerseth is an important promoter of Trump's proposition. The defense secretary, who had vowed to "restore the warrior spirit of the Department of Defense," shared Trump's dissatisfaction with the name change after World War II.

In March this year, Hagerseth initiated a vote on the social platform "X", inviting netizens to express their ideas on the new name of the Ministry of Defense. The options were "Ministry of Defense" and "Ministry of War" respectively. The final results showed that more than 203,000 netizens participated in the vote, of which 54.3% supported using the name "Department of War". At the time, Musk responded to a post expressing his approval, saying that "war is more accurate." Users who opposed the use of the "Department of War" said,"The purpose of (this department) is to defend the United States, not to wage war."

According to reports, Trump¡¯s name change plan is still facing real resistance.Since the U.S. Department of Defense was established under a law decades ago, any name change needs to be approved by the U.S. Congress.

Although Trump confidently said that the name change plan is "about to be implemented", it remains to be seen whether there will be a turning point in the follow-up due to the congressional game.