President Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order on Friday formally renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, the White House confirmed.

Trump had in recent days signaled the change was coming, pointing to the history behind the name and his belief that it better reflected the Pentagon's offensive operations.

Fox News first reported that Trump would sign an executive order on Friday to alter the name. The order will also change the title of Secretary of Defense to "Secretary of War." Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted the new moniker on X on Thursday night.

The order also reportedly directs Hegseth to propose legislative actions to make the name change permanent, although Trump had previously indicated that he was not concerned with getting congressional approv

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