The president signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, stating that the new name "sounds better" and more accurately reflects the department's attitude.

President Donald Trump said, "I think it's a much more appropriate name, especially in light of where the world is right now. We have the strongest military in the world. We have the greatest equipment in the world. We have the greatest manufacturers of equipment by far."

The president said he had discussed this for weeks, signing the executive order on Friday to make the Department of War a secondary title and directing the Pentagon to begin using that title. Under federal law, only Congress can formally create, shutter, or rename government departments.

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