[code_duck]

He doesn’t actually have the authority to rename the department. That would be up to Congress.

[nicwolff]

The "funniest" thing about this is that in any other context, this administration absolutely insists that everyone should be called only by their legal name, not any other name that they prefer because they think it better suits their identity.

[DougN7]

Lol. As if a tiny thing like that would stop him. Have you heard about the tariffs? Or starting a war yesterday?

[daveguy]

The point is, the name of the DoD is still the Department of Defense. Just like his dumb ass calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America didn't change the fact that it's still the Gulf of Mexico. All it meant is him wasting money on new letterhead to sooth his fragile ego.