'Department of War' Bluesky Account Immediately Trolled After Launch [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Oct 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM EDT updated Oct 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT
The Department of Defense (DOD) faced a tough welcome on Bluesky when it launched a "Department of War" account on the social media platform.
The account, which made its first post at 6:16 p.m. ET, announced its arrival on the app and tagged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, saying he should "thank PRESIDENT TRUMP and SECRETARY OF WAR PETE HEGSETH for making sure EVERY military kid still has health care during your Democrat Shutdown."
But users immediately responded with mockery: The first comment on the post responded several times asking about the Jeffrey Epstein files and when they would be released—and it didn't stop there.
Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson told Newsweek in an emailed statement: “The Department, along with the White House and other government agencies, recently joined Bluesky to reach even more Americans.”
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