09/08/2025

Trump Signs EO Rebranding Department of Defense as the ‘Department of War’

The new name allegedly reflects the power of the nation's military

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, directing that the Department of Defense be renamed the "Department of War."

"I think it's a much more appropriate name, especially in light of where the world is right now," Trump said. "We have the strongest military in the world; we have the greatest equipment in the world... every element of the military we make the best, by far."

Trump then invited his "Secretary of War" to say a few words. The executive order authorizes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to use the title “Secretary of War” in official correspondence and public communications, according to a White House fact sheet viewed by TIME.

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