Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Department of Defense was given its new moniker—the “Department of War”—to signal “we want peace.”

Hegseth, 45, was asked about the department’s new secondary title Monday in an interview with Fox News’ Rachel Campos-Duffy, who is married to fellow Cabinet member, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.

“Words matter. Titles matter... The motto of my first platoon was ‘Those who long for peace must prepare for war,’” Hegseth said. “It’s because we want peace. It’s because we seek peace. It’s because the American people deserve peace.”

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday giving the Department of Defense the new, secondary title. Though Hegseth and the White House have been posting on social media about how Hegseth is now th

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