Trump floats changing Defense Department to Department of War: "We want to be offensive, too, if we have to be"

President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War — arguing the name it has held since the 1940s is "too defensive."

"We want to be defensive, but we want to be offensive, too, if we have to be," the president told reporters during a Monday afternoon Oval Office event.

Mr. Trump tested out the Department of War moniker during a series of public events at the White House on Monday, including a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. He argued that the United States had an "unbelievable history of victory" under the department's old name, referring to World War I and World War II.

The president said earlier Monday the change would likely be made "over the next week or so." Hours later, he said he'd leave it up to Defe