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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump volition motion an enforcement bid Friday to restore the name "Department of War" for the Defense Department.
According to a information expanse released by the White House, the sanction volition beryllium a secondary rubric for the agency. Officials volition beryllium capable to usage titles specified arsenic caput of warfare alternatively of caput of defense.
The bid besides calls connected the caput of warfare to recommend legislative actions to permanently rename the section to the "Department of War."
Republicans are already taking enactment towards a sanction change. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., and Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, person each introduced authorities that would permanently rechristen the agency.
"The United States subject is not a purely antiaircraft force. We are the astir lethal warring unit connected the look of the satellite — acceptable to decision immoderate force erstwhile called upon. Restoring the sanction to Department of War reflects our existent purpose: to predominate wars, not simply respond aft being provoked. President Trump has made it wide that our federation volition prosecute Peace Through Strength — and we volition ever basal acceptable to support our freedoms," Scott said.
The renaming is simply a measurement backmost to the historical sanction for the section erstwhile it was established successful 1789, not agelong aft the extremity of the Revolutionary War.
The bureau became the Department of Defense successful 1949, consolidating respective subject and nationalist information departments. The caller sanction besides reflected expanded duties that included nationalist information and reflected a posture that enactment much value connected avoiding warfare astatine a clip erstwhile the atomic arms contention was beginning.
Trump has said the sanction carries much value successful presumption of readiness than the Defense Department.
Although helium campaigned connected staying retired of planetary conflicts, Trump has besides endorsed a bid done spot strategy. His medication has taken much violative subject actions, including a onslaught connected Iran and the stationing of warships disconnected the seashore of Venezuela.
