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Tim Kaine Battles Trump Cabinet Member for Saying ‘Department of War’ Instead of DOD: ‘Whimsical Cosplay!’

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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Thursday got into it with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought over his use of “Department of War” instead of Department of Defense. In September 2025, President Donald Trump declared the Department of Defense would renamed to the War Department. The federal government had the War Department until 1947, when President Harry Truman split up the various branches of the armed forces and renamed the National …

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