Overview
- the White House confirmed a presidential order directing use of the 'War Department' title and is publicly using the new terminology.
- President Trump now refers to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as 'Secretary of War' after Hegseth framed the shift as a return to a more martial posture.
- In the days around the order, the U.S. deployed warships, P-8 patrol aircraft and an attack submarine to the Venezuela region and sank a suspected smuggler boat.
- Trump posted a video message threatening Chicago, stating the city would 'soon find out why it is called the Department of WAR.'
- A Yahoo/YouGov poll reports 29% support and 56% opposition to the name change, with some Trump supporters online expressing feelings of betrayal.