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On the recordJune 26, 2025
It used to be called secretary of war, in fact if you look at the old building next to the White House, you can see where it used to be secretary of war. Then we became politically correct and they called it secretary of defense. I don’t know, maybe we’ll have to start thinking about changing it but we feel that way.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump discusses the historical title of Secretary of War and its relevance today.

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