Trump to sign executive order renaming Pentagon the Department of War

CNN President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday that will change the name of the Defense Department to the Department of War a White House official reported CNN It s a move that the president has previewed in current days including in the Oval Office last week when he narrated reporters his administration was going to change the name We call it the Department of Defense but between us I think we re gonna change the name the president stated reporters on August We won the World War World War it was called the Department of War and to me that s really what it is Defense is a part of that but I have a feeling we re gonna be changing The news about Friday s order was first communicated by Fox News This is a emerging story and will be updated