In his continuing embrace of toxic masculinity, President Donald Trump supported the idea on Monday of changing the name of the Department of Defense to the “Department of War.”

The suggestion came up during Trump’s rambling speech to reporters in the Oval Office as he signed an executive order meant to restrict free expression by outlawing flag burning.

Trump said the current department name “didn’t sound good,” and he praised the name of a preceding agency, the Department of War, citing its usage during American victories in World Wars I and II. He said the Department of War “had a stronger sound” and that Department of Defense “sounded bad.”

“Defense? I don’t want to be defense only. We want defense, but we want offense too,” he added.

A name change will have to go through Congress

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