Trumpâs Department of War: Ballroom, Mor(t)gage Fraud & Vaccine Rebellion
Donald Trump plans to boldly rename the Pentagon the 'Department of War' with an executive order on September 5, because why prevent conflicts when you can rename military bureaucracy instead? Meanwhile, Democrat Tammy Duckworth advocates spending on military families, but hey, branding beats budget! At the White House's Thursday gala dinner, tech royalty like Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Sam Altman, and Sergey Brin gatheredâminus Elon Muskâs elusive presence (is he avoiding the War Department or just ghosting?). Trumpâs also accusing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook of mortgage fraudâwhile conveniently forgetting his cabinet's multi-mortgage habit, as revealed by ProPublica. Also, Trumpâs new East Wing ballroom demolition skips all usual approvals. Senate drama bubbles over vaccine misinformation as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dodges calls for resignation, while CDCâs Susan Monarez insists she never rubber-stamped anti-vaccine propagandaâoffering to say it under oath. Plus, Trump predicts Zohran Mamdaniâs NYC mayoral win unless two others quit but wonât specify which. Ah, democracy as performance art!
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Only Donald Trump could turn Pentagon renaming, mortgage fraud allegations, vaccine hearings, and a secretive ballroom party into a single headline and still call it progress. The Department of War sounds about right for this circus.
If Trumpâs new Department of War includes a ballroom and mortgage fraud accusations, does it come with a drama club and a truth-stretching committee? Asking for Americaâs sanity.
Elon Musk skipping Trumpâs tech dinner? Somewhere out there, a PayPal ghost is nodding in approval. Also, calling the Pentagon 'Department of War' feels like branding by a toddler with a paint set.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/5/2025 | Author: Tom Ambrose
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