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[Global Network Report] According to reports from a number of foreign media such as the US political news website (Politico), US President Trump said on the 25th local time that he would change the name of the Department of Defense back to the "Department of War" in the "next week or so".

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'll get some information soon," Trump said, adding that the name change could be completed in about a week.

Trump revealed that he had been communicating with everyone about changing the name, and that "everyone liked the name."

Trump has repeatedly hinted in recent weeks that the "Department of War" may be restored. On June 25th, Trump called Hegseth the "Secretary of War" at the press conference held after the NATO summit, and said that he would use this title in the next few weeks because "we feel like warriors". In this regard, some foreign netizens sarcastically said that Trump, who claims to be the "President of Peace", would be keen to restore the "Ministry of War". In March this year, Hegseth proposed to restore the historical name of the Ministry of National Defense "Ministry of War", which caused a lot of controversy.

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According to the US political news network Politico, Trump said at the White House that day that his administration may promote the official renaming of the "Department of Defense" to the "Department of War" in the next few days.

Trump made no secret of his dissatisfaction with the name "Department of Defense", saying that he did not like the name "Department of Defense" and questioned its rationality: "Defense? What should we defend against? Why should we defend? I don't want to just engage in defense, we also want to engage in offense."

The picture shows the U.S. Department of Defense building (data map)

He told reporters, ¡°When we win the First World War and the Second World War, it¡¯s called the Department of War. Everyone acknowledges that when it¡¯s called the Department of War, we¡¯ve achieved an incredible victory.

Even on diplomatic occasions, Trump has not shy away from this plan. He mentioned this matter when meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, saying, "This is a trivial matter and has nothing to do with your country, but I think you will hear or see the results in the next few weeks. The name change may be completed next week or so".

Politico pointed out that the proposed name change is quite meaningful. Trump has always flaunted his role in trying to resolve conflicts around the world, but the move to change the name of the Ministry of National Defense reveals that the president is equally eager to highlight the military strength of the United States overseas.

The report said that when asked about the matter, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly supported Trump's proposition, saying "this is why he prioritizes combat personnel in the Department of Defense rather than 'Diversity, Fairness and Inclusiveness'(DEI) and the 'Awakening' ideology," and hinted at the government's determination to move forward with the matter with "Please pay attention to follow-up."

The picture shows US President Trump (video screenshot)

The U.S. Department of Defense is one of the federal administrative departments of the United States. Its predecessor can be traced back to the "Department of War" established in 1789, which is responsible for supervising the operation and management of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps.

In 1947, the U.S. government centralized military management. Truman, then President of the United States, signed the National Security Act, and unified military command to the newly established "National Military Agency". Except for the War Department and the Navy Department, the United States upgraded the U.S. Army Air Force, which was originally affiliated to the Army, to an independent U.S. Air Force, and set up an Air Force Department directly under the "National Military Agency". In 1948, the United States revised the National Security Act again and renamed the "National Military Agency" as the "Department of Defense."

In fact, the proposal to change the name is not an impromptu idea. In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly released name change signals in public. During the NATO summit in June this year, he called US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "Secretary of War". He said that the name of "Department of War" can still be seen on the wall of Eisenhower's executive office building next to the White House, where the agency was once located. "Later, when we became politically correct, we changed our name to the Secretary of Defense. Maybe we have to consider changing it back, we think so."

It is noteworthy that Hegerseth was precisely the key driver of Trump¡¯s claim.The defense minister who had vowed to ¡°restore the spirit of the defense ministry¡¯s fighters¡± was as dissatisfied with the post-war name change as Trump.

In March of this year, Hegseth launched a poll on the social platform "X", inviting netizens to express their ideas about the new name of the Ministry of National Defense. The options were "Ministry of National Defense" and "Ministry of War" respectively. The final result showed that more than 203,000 netizens participated in this vote, of which 54.3% of the voters supported the use of the name "Ministry of War". At that time, Musk replied to the post in agreement, saying that "the word war is more accurate." Users who oppose the use of the "Department of War" said that "the purpose of (this department) is to defend the United States, not to wage war".

Mr. Trump's plans for a name change, which would require congressional approval because the Pentagon was created under a decades-old law, reportedly still face realistic resistance.

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 due to the congressional game.