Former Defense Secretary Leon Peneteta raised a eyebrow on President Trump on Friday Decision to return Report of Defense Department Back “War department,
Panteta, who served under the Obama administration, said in a presence at CNN’s news Central, “I don’t know why the President is doing this. You know, I think I have read where he thinks it makes our military difficult.”
“But let me tell you that a name change has nothing to do with the strength of our army,” he told host Erica Hill.
Trump on Friday afternoon Signed an executive order To formally convert the Defense Department into a war department. The move, which includes a title change for the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was met with both Enthusiasm and doubtRegarding steep costs mainly.
President, first Swims to change Last month, pointing to the record of success of the US Army under the War Department, the ribrand was implicated as a sign of American power.
“This is to do this with really winning. We should have won every war. We could win every war, but we really choose very politically or Vokye and we just fight forever,” he told the reporters of the Oval Office, he said to the reporters of the Oval Office, by Hegsith and the chairman of the joint heads of the Staff General.
The President said, “We had this, and we won the First World War, we won the Second World War, we won everything first, and as I said, we won everything in the middle.” “And we were very strong. But we never fought to win. We did not just fight to win.”
Paneta pushed back on Trump’s suggestion that a brief tenure under former President Truman was renamed after a brief tenure as a national military establishment from 1947–1949 in 1947 after a change in attitude after the White House in 1949.
The former defense officer said, “Our army is strong, as it takes the President and the Defense Secretary to improve our army, investing in our army, our men and women in arms systems in technology,” said the former defense officer.
He said, “This is the one that makes the United States strong, and these people pay attention.” “They are not going to pay attention to a name change.”
Hegseth, now War Secretary, Posted on a video online Friday Your nameplate is being replaced and defense. Gov website was updated war.gov,
Any permanent change will require Approval of CongressFriday before Republican MPs Unnecessary law To bolt the ribrand.
Sen Mich McConel (R-Ky.), Also presided over the Senate Defense Application Deputy Committee, Trump challenged To follow your executive order with an increase in Pentagon BudgetCiting possible threats from China, Russia and other opponents.
