Summary
President Donald Trump plans to rebrand the Pentagon, officially known as the Department of Defense, as the Department of War. He will sign an executive order for the new name to be used as a secondary title and for the Defense Secretary to be called the Secretary of War. This change requires congressional approval for a legal name change.
Key Facts
- Trump wants the Pentagon to be known as the Department of War.
- An executive order will be signed to use this name as a secondary title.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would be called Secretary of War.
- The Department of Defense replaced the War Department, which existed until 1947.
- Congress needs to approve any legal name change for government departments.
- The executive order states "Department of War" conveys a stronger message.
- Trump believes the name change reflects America's history of military victories.
