President Donald Trump suggested changing the name of Defense Department back to its pre-World War II moniker as the War Department, after the success in bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“You know it used to be called secretary of war,” Trump told reporters June 25 at the conclusion of a NATO meeting in the Netherlands. “Maybe for a couple of weeks we’ll call it that because we feel like warriors.”
Trump’s comment came after describing the U.S. military bombing missions against Iran on June 21. He talked about B-2 stealth bombers flying for 36 hours roundtrip from a base in Missouri and hitting targets “perfectly” at night without the benefit of moonlight
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“I think we had a great victory here,” Trump said.
