Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touted the new name, the Department of War, saying "the era of the Department of Defense is over."

Don Lemon called the defense secretary a "DEI hire" amid the dismantling of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs within the military.

Historically, the U.S. military has been an engine for cultural and social change in America. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s vision for the armed forces he leads runs counter to that. In comments Tuesday to hundreds military leaders and their chief enlisted advisers,

Native leaders, historians, and lawmakers called Hegseth’s decision not to strip the medals an act of violence against their people.

ABC News obtained memos filed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that showed he is reviewing military policies on hazing and harrasment.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s reason for flying in the military’s top brass from all over the world has finally been revealed. It turns out Hegseth, who has rebranded himself as President Donald Trump’s “Secretary of War,” wanted to lecture America’s generals about personal grooming. “We don’t have a military full of Nordic pagans,” he said.

Top American military brass looked on in silence Tuesday as they sat for an extensive lecture from US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who wants to be known as the Secretary of War, and their commander-in-chief,