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It did not. The Trumpist "Department of War" is stupid branding. No law passed to change the name.

It's one thing to not know and make a mistake, it's whole other thing to hear a claim from somebody, not even bother looking it up before you dispute it, and doubling down on ignorant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa...

Pick up any non fiction book about US foreign policy written before 1947 and you'll commonly see "War Department" or even "War Office".

The comment you're replying to wasn't about the original name, it was about the current name.

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