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PRESIDENT TRUMP will sign an an executive order Friday formally changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, as U.S. tensions grow with Venezuela, China, Russia and India.

Republicans in Congress unveiled companion legislation to make the rebranding permanent.

Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) are leading the effort in the upper chamber, while Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) is taking the lead in the House.

“The United States military is not a purely defensive force,” Scott said. “We are the most lethal fighting force on the face of the planet — ready to defeat any enemy when called upon.”

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) told NewsNation’s Blake Burman that the mission will remain the same despi

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