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Trump Admits That the U.S. Simply Cares About War More Than Kids

By Adam Russell Taylor
A seal for the Department of War appears on the podium, after the Trump administration renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War in 2025, on the day of a briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Apr 16, 2026
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Earlier this month, at a private Easter luncheon at the White House, President Donald Trump delivered some of the most revealing comments of his second presidency.

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A seal for the Department of War appears on the podium, after the Trump administration renamed the Department of Defense to the Department of War in 2025, on the day of a briefing on the Iran war at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard