WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump plans to rebrand the executive order on Friday Ministry of Defense His latest efforts to project an image of the toughness of the US military as a war bureau.
Republican presidents cannot formally change their names without the law. His administration demands from Congress. In the meantime, Trump will allow the Pentagon to use “secondary titles” and the department can go with its original name.
The plan was disclosed by White House officials and is detailed in the White House fact sheet, requiring anonymity prior to the public announcement.
The Department of War was created in 1789, the same year that the US Constitution came into effect. It was renamed by law in 1947, two years after the end of World War II.
Pentagon Chief Pete Heg Set After the executive order was first reported by Fox News, it posted “The Ministry of War” on social media.
Trump and Hegseth have been talking about changing names for a long time, but Hegseth created a social media poll on the topic in March.
Since then, he has suggested that his title as Secretary of Defense may not be permanent in multiple public events, including a speech in Fort Benning, Georgia on Thursday. He said in the auditorium full of soldiers, “Tomorrow might be a slightly different title.”
In August, Trump told reporters, “Everyone liked that there was an incredible history of victory when it was the War Bureau. And then we turned it into the Department of Defense.”
“We’re just going to do that,” Trump told reporters when faced with the possibility that Congressional actions would be required to make the name change.
“I’m sure Congress will go with us if we need it,” he added.
The move is the latest in the long line of cultural changes Hegseth has made to the pentagon since taking office at the beginning of the year.
Earlier in his tenure, Hegseth worked hard to not only remove diversity programs, but also to eliminate what he saw as the influence of a “culture of awakening” on the military, by scrubbing libraries and websites of materials deemed to be split.
The result was Hundreds of deletions and reviews Military Academy Books Title on the Holocaust and Maya Angelou memoirs. Also, deletion has been turned off Thousands of websites Celebrating the contributions of women and minority groups.
“I think the president and his secretary are very clear about this. Those at the Department of Defense who say diversity is our strength are frankly wrong,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told reporters in March.
Hegseth also governs the removal of all trans troops from the military through the process, through an executive order from Trump Some explain “Dehumanization” or “abuse.”
