On September 5, Friday, US President Donald Trump signed an order to change the name of the country's Department of Defense to the Department of War. "I think it sends a message of victory and strength," the White House leader told reporters in the Oval Cabinet. According to him, given the current situation in the world, this name is more appropriate.
According to the document, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth can now use the title of "Secretary of War." According to the head of the Pentagon, renaming the department is "not a word, but restoring military ethics." "Maximum lethality, not weak legitimacy. Hard power, not political correctness. We cultivate not only defenders, but also warriors," Hegseth is quoted as saying by AFP.
The name change must be approved by Congress
Changing the official name requires the approval of the US Congress. Republican senators Mike Lee, Rick Scott, and Greg Steube have already submitted the relevant bill. The Democratic Party considers Donald Trump's initiative expensive and distracting. Critics point out that the department will have to spend billions of dollars to update uniforms, emblems, and signs at US military facilities around the world.
