Record / E-2026-0032
Department of War renaming said to come in about a week arrives in eleven days
On August 25, 2025, speaking about renaming the Department of Defense, Trump said: it's something that I think you're going to be hearing about or seeing about over the next couple of weeks. Probably, that change is going to be made over the next week or so. Executive Order 14347, Restoring the United States Department of War, was signed September 5, 2025, eleven days later, inside both windows he stated.
Context
This instance was delivered inside the stated window and is recorded with the same prominence as the instances that slipped. He gave two windows in a single answer, a couple of weeks and a week or so, and the delivery falls inside both.
Sources
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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea and an Exchange With Reporters
Remarks, August 25, 2025, American Presidency Project
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Executive Order 14347, Restoring the United States Department of War
EO 14347, signed September 5, 2025