Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he would lead a Senate effort to block President Donald Trump from changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
“I think it sends a bad signal to the world," Paul told CNN's Manu Raju on Tuesday. "In a world with nuclear weapons, I think glorifying war… is not something I'm in favor of."
Paul insisted he would "lead opposition" to renaming the department.
An executive order signed by Trump this month described the Department of War as a "secondary title" for the Department of Defense.
"The Order instructs the Secretary of War to recommend actions, to include legislative and executive actions, required to permanently rename the U.S. Department of Defense to the U.S. Department of War," the document said.