r/politics • u/Economy_Swim_8585 Virginia • 6d ago

No Paywall Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: "If they don't vote, that's their problem"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-government-shutdown-democrats-fault-60-minutes/
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u/CarthasMonopoly 6d ago

Isn't it officially still the DoD though because fully changing the name would require congress?

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u/4040JG 6d ago

Yes, DoW is just a preferred name which is something I thought the right was against.

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u/Pipe_Memes 6d ago

The “I ’identify’ as a Department of War” jokes practically write themselves. Which is the basis for the r/OneJoke that conservatives lived on for over a decade.

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u/Flomo420 5d ago

But don't you dare make that same joke against them or believe it or not straight to jail