Trump signs order renaming Pentagon back to 'Department of War'

Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the new name "sends a message of victory, a message of strength" to the world.

"It has to do with winning," the president added. "We should have won every war. We could have won every war. But we really chose to be very politically correct or woke.

Trump said the name is "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 men. New factories of equipment, by far. There's nobody to even compete," he said.

Hegseth thanked Trump for signing the order, saying, the name change restores the "warrior ethos" to America's military.

 "This name change is not just about renaming, it's about restoring," the secretary said. "Words matter. It's restoring, as you've gotten us to, Mr. President, restoring the warrior ethos, restoring victory and clarity as an end state, restoring intentionality to the use of force."  

Hegseth pledged the War Department "is going to fight decisively, not endless conflicts. It's going to fight to win, not to lose. We're going to go on offense, not just on defense. Maximum lethality, not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct.

"We're going to raise up warriors, not just defenders. So, this War Department, Mr. President, just like America is back."

The executive order calls for using the Department of War as a secondary title for the Department of Defense, along with phrases like "secretary of war" for Hegseth, according to a White House fact sheet previously shared with Fox News Digital.