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7. The trump DOJ is using the illegal renaming of the Dept. of Defense to justify renaming Kennedy Center

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:55 AM

22 hrs ago

Hegseth's still renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War is being used to justify the renaming of the Kennedy Center. This is such a weak legal argument that it made me smile

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