Trump to sign executive renaming the Pentagon in historic move

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order renaming the Department of Defense on Friday to its former namesake.

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have indicated to officials that they want to change the name of the agency back to the Department of War, as part of the president’s ‘warrior ethos’ campaign within the Pentagon, Fox News reports.

A White House official has since confirmed that Trump will roll out the name change on Friday. 

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War on Friday

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