Trump predicts that the Pentagon may be renamed the Department of War, stating it is more in line with its essence.

[Coin World] Coin World reported that Trump predicted on Monday that his administration might rename the Department of Defense (Pentagon) to the "Department of War" in the coming days. He stated that officials are "likely" to restore the more aggressive name that was previously used about a week later. Trump said: "When we won World War I and World War II, it was called the Department of War. To me, that is its true essence." Trump has hinted multiple times in recent weeks about possibly restoring the old name, referring to Hegses as the "Secretary of War" at the NATO summit in June. He said: "If you look at that old building next to the White House, you can still see the sign that says Secretary of War. Later we became politically correct and called it Secretary of Defense."