President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War. Pundits on both sides of political spectrum have said it’s an unnecessary change that will burn up resources and erode America’s standing abroad.
Former Undersecretary of Defense Robert Wilkie told Newsmax on Saturday that the rebranding of the department is about “the restoration of America’s power.”
“This is not Joe Biden. This is not Barack Obama who apologized for the United States. And I think that’s the great change. It’s more important than the change of name. And that is the restoration of America’s power and the deterrent power of America,” Wilkie said during an appearance on “The Count.”
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