Hegseth concurred with Trump's contention.
"We changed the name after World War II from the Department of War to the Department of Defense and … we haven't won a major war since," Hegseth said.
"And that's not to disparage our warfighters … That's to recognize that this name change is not just about renaming, it's about restoring; words matter," he continued.
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