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the dep't of war referred to the army, did not ever encompass the other branches of service

You are fucking lying. Why? Justify this lie to me right now.

As Shakespeare notably said, "What's in a name? A pile of shit would smell as sweet"

Renaming the DOD to Dept of War means his invasion of DC is an act of war, not defense.

This is just stupid. We had a dept of war and a separate dept of navy. The war dept was really just the Army. So the DoD wasn't a new name, it was a new, larger, and more capable organization that included all branches.

This post is inaccurate in several ways. You need to correct.

Can't believe the Republicans still defunded you Pickme

He's changing it to War Dept. because he's going to start a war with some rinky dink country just before the midterm elections so he can declare no elections next year due to the war he started. That in turn will leave the republicans in control until at least 2028.

You really need to correct this.

He isn’t the president. He doesn’t understand anything about what that office represents. He’s a conman/thief, and he was not elected.

It is terrible journalism. I expect better from them.

Fucking losers deserved to have your funding cut.

This isn’t it, NPR.

Nope.

Donald the dove.

NPR had a lot of good will from people when Trump came after them. Rather than join with that effort to resist MAGA tyranny, they have apparently decided to capitulate and report the party line.

WRONG. bsky.app/profile/ksch...

Now report on how only congress can do this, and stop becoming a mouthpiece for an insane dictator

Only congress can officially change the name. Once Shitler is gone, it will go the way of Gulf of America.

Trump signs bullshit paper, pretends he gets to name stuff. Cowards in press, Congress nod along.

This is why no one's upset you are being defunded.

Incorrect, nerds.

The change was not authorized by Congress. Do better npr.

Stop normalizing this BS @nprnews.bsky.social

Are you on drugs now that you’ve been defunded?

He's already taken your money away, you can stop equivocating any time now, folks...

Understood but it wasn't clear you were referring solely to the title.

Dept of Special Military Operation

Nazi Propaganda Radio

That’s just wrong, @npr.org. The Department of War became the Department of the Army. The Department of Defense was established above the Departments of the Army, Navy, and the newly formed Air Force.

I think it should be named “The Department of Peace” !

It's still there.

He can't change a damn thing. You deserve to be defunded.

Bootlickers licking boots.

Ukraine is at war with Russia, and the moron does nothing. But has time to waste money, to change the name of the defense department? Difficult to understand any of his stunts.

Bad journalism. Bad.

Hi they already defunded you. Why the fuck would you pander like this now?

This should skyrocket Trump to the top of the Nobel Peace prize list! 🙄

Delete this.

What change? Did Congress pass a name change?

This is not accurate, @npr.org, either historically or under our laws. (The president cannot unilaterally rename a department established by Congress.) Please correct this story for your listeners and verify Trump's claims before you print them. I expect more of @npr.

So much for that Nobel Peace Prize. He seems so anti-peace…..

He 👏 can’t 👏 make 👏 laws 👏 by 👏 himself 👏

he defunded you and yet you're repeating his misrepresentations, really disgraceful from an institution Americans trusted.

What about “no it won’t”

The word "defense" is now woke.

You guys are insuring that there is no fucking way I'm giving in the fall fundraiser

Oh, so it’s gonna be a secondary name? Kinda like “Gulf of America”? Got it.

Flipping heck I’m British and I even know this is nonsense and your statement is factually incorrect. The US had two departments - the War Department and the Navy Department. The DoD was created when the USAF became an independent service after the end of the SWW. bsky.app/profile/ianm...

Nope

President doesn't have the authority and the War Dept wasn't all 3 branches it was just the Army what is wrong with you do basic Civics research FFS

It seems a lot of people are not aware The Department of Defense was NEVER the Department of War but originally the National Military Establishment and the Department of War got rebranded as The Department of the Army. 😑

Fact check your byline claims.

Trump is an orange Macho Muffin.

They are not the press but the propaganda.

Wrong!

Trump is a criminal president. Now he is making our soldiers into criminals. Killing non-combatant civilians is a war crime and if you’re a soldier following that order, you are committing a war crime.

Wow, bad framing on this headline again.

As far as I'm concerned, it's now the 'Department of Warts,' as in 'genital warts,' because it does the bidding of sick, limp pricks.

Come on....

As always, NPR sanitizing Trump’s crazy shit.

Jesus, NPR... 'THE CHANGE WILL RETURN' what the hell?... It's NOT a change that can be made by executive order. Congress must act to make the change. FACTS MATTER - HEADLINES AND SYNOPSIS MATTER! DO BETTER! It's not like they can take away your funding anymore.

Maybe they just made a mistake. Those things can happen.

It’s and EXECUTIVE ORDER. Which is NOT A LAW. C’mon, NPR

He has no authority to do so.

Where is Gene Hackman when we need him? This flipped ship is sinking

The article makes it clear that it's not entirely clear if he has that authority, which is really the right way to report it. And regardless if he CAN, he already effectively did. They've already changed their branding, website (including URL), and I'm sure they're working on signage right now.

JOURNALISM IS NOT STENOGRAPHY.

No. Without context, people think he has the authority. "trump signs executive order to rename DOD to DOW. ONLY CONGRESS has the authority to do so." "The dod was created through an act of Congress in 1949 combining the DOW (Army), Navy, and Airforce."

Unironically, that is the more appropriate name for it. The US is not a peaceful nation.

Just passing along press releases now huh

Historical it’s always been more about creating war than defense. The real issue is it costs money to rebrand.

As one day he’s likely to be dragged into court to atone for War crimes, he should feel right at home.

Only Congress can change the name. To change the name without congressional approval would be an affront to the rule of law. Without the rule of law, a republic won’t exist.

I know budgets are tight, but about a minute on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_... coulda reduced levels of embarrassment here.

Yeah, after we fought two wars and decided to really try to avoid another one. This orange asshole claims to be for peace but is dying to start a new war.

You already got defunded, honestly embarrassing you’re still doing this stenography as if to curry favor

I saw that but my point was that you said DOD in WW II which was never the case, nor mentioned in the article.

Hey @npr.org A president cannot change the Department of Defense to the Department of War w/o congressional approval. The name change requires legislation. An executive order alone doesn’t give a president the authority to make this a change official. Stop being part of the problem with the bs.

I guess all the defunding went to research and fact checking.

Campaign Trump: no more wars. MAGA: Yeah! That'll teach them libtards! President Trump: Department of War. MAGA: Yes sir Mr. Trump.

liars

Remember when you guys were a legit news source?

No matter how much you bend the truth (lie) for Republicans they are are never giving you your funding back. Stop being so lame.

Was the order written in Klingon?

Total fail of basic research @npr.org , there never was a Department with all the services until 1947, so for much/all of its history it carries "defense"

Because they’re fucking g lazy AF

And how many $100s of millions will that cost taxpayers??

this is incorrect

Statute

Naked Emperor Palpatine is rotting and in the meantime, not one damn GOP Senator has enough integrity to stop our descent into Hell. Eff Fascism and the traitorous GOP

Retract and fix this tweet

IT'S NOT LEGAL. STOP SAYING THINGS ARE HAPPENING WHEN THEY'RE ILLEGAL.

You do not have to tell their lies for them any more, they already defunded you.

That felon has no authority ‼️ give him box of crayons 🖍️ to keep him busy 😂

is this headline accurate? is accuracy important in journalism?

Just in time for the US invasion of Venezuela

The Defense Department has never been called the Department of War. The War Department is the old name for the Army, which is only a small part of the DoD.

War. War never changes.

Wow, NPR.

Defunded, but still pandering to the right-wing that landed a death blow against publicly funded media

The most peaceful president who stopped 7, no, 10! wars renames DoD to Dept of War?

waiting 4 the department of fun and good times! all this renaming gets me so confused

Where’s Congress?

LOL and you want your listeners to give you money for this fascist enabling shit?

He doesn't have that power; Congress can change the name, not him. Stop treating his declarations as anything more than memos.

Maybe NPR should just be muted at this point: Errors that are not corrected. Incomplete truths, significantly deceptive. Just wrong. Zero added value, at best.

The Department of War was not renamed to the DoD, it was the fucking Army and Air Force. The DoD is the renamed NME.

It's not unusual for those with dementia or other similar diseases to remember older information better than newer information. If he changes all the names back to the old names they probably think he won't make as many mistakes.

Will it, though? The name is set by statute.

I mean my god, does anyone want to bother with reality anymore or just nah

Congress should find their spine.

NPR: too busy to spend 2 minutes on Wikipedia before hitting Publish.