President Donald Trump on Friday referred to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the "secretary of war", referring to the old name of his position.

"Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was great on FoxNews this morning. Talking about modern weapons and warfare. Thank you also to Brett Velicovich, who really knows his “stuff.” We are really on our way. MAGA!" he posted on Truth Social.

The Department of War was replaced by the Department of Defense in 1949. It is unclear whether Trump is mulling a reversion to the old name or merely attempted to hype Hegseth.

The quip comes amid renewed U.S. arms supplies to Ukraine.