Trump Set To Sign Executive Order Renaming Department Of Defense To ‘Department Of War’

US President Donald Trump said he wants to change the name of the Department of Defence back to the “Department of War” because he thinks it sounds stronger. According to a Fox News report, he plans to sign an order on Friday to make this change official. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump explained that the name “Defence” doesn’t sound right to him. “It used to be called the Department of War, and that had a powerful sound. Back then, we won World War I, we won World War II, we won everything. Now it’s the Department of Defence—we’re always defending,” he said.

Trump even asked his cabinet members to give their opinion. “If you vote and want to go back to the old name, that’s fine with me. The Department of War just sounds better,” he added. He also mentioned that he doesn’t just want the country to focus on defence, but on offence too.

JUST IN: Donald Trump will sign an executive order Friday to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, Fox News reports.