Rumsfeld

[ ruhmz-feld ]

noun

1. Donald, 1932–2021, U.S. secretary of defense 1975–77, 2001–06.

Rumsfeld

/ ˈrʌmz-; ˈrʌmsˌfɛlt /

noun

1. RumsfeldDonald (Henry)1932MUSPOLITICS: politician Donald (Henry) . born 1932, US Republican politician and businessman: Secretary of Defense (2001–06)

Example Sentences

In 1982, though, Rumsfeld was serving as CEO of a pharmaceutical company when the United Press International wire service contacted him to ask about Ronald Reagan’s economic policies.

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This didn’t actually happen under Reagan and hasn’t happened when any other presidents have tried it either, but Rumsfeld felt that the idea was … well, you know:

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Donald Rumsfeld, former White House chief of staff and former defense secretary, agreed Reagan ”has set us at least on the right path.

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We don’t know if his economic approach will work,” Rumsfeld said, but we have learned earlier approaches did not work.

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Rumsfeld, who died in 2021, would have loved Trump’s campaign this cycle, which accuses the Biden administration of creating lawless open borders, runaway crime rates, and out-of-control inflation during a year in which undocumented border crossings, crime rates, and inflation are all falling.

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