President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday meant to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, signaling a continued effort to emphasize the strength and lethality of the U.S. military.

The Department of Defense moniker, President Trump said Friday, was "woke" and did not portray the U.S. military as intended.

"I think it sends a message of victory. I think it sends, really, a message of strength," President Trump said of the renaming.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that with the change, the U.S. military would "go on offense, not just on defense,” using “maximum lethality” that won’t be “politically correct.”

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