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President Donald Trump, at both his White House events on Monday, mused about renaming the Department of Defense.

"You know, we got the Department of Defense, but I -- between us, I think we're going to change the name," Trump said in the Oval Office as he met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.

He said he thought there would be more information to come on the matter "soon."

"Everybody likes that. We had an unbelievable history of victory when it was Department of War," Trump said. "Then we changed it to Department of Defense. So that's a little thing, has nothing to do with your country, but it's something that I think you're going to be hearing about or seeing about over the next couple of weeks. Probably that change is going to be made over the next week or so."

The Department of War was created in 1789. It was later reorganized and renamed after World War II.

ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott pressed President Donald Trump on whether he would send troops to Republican-led states as he debates taking action against Chicago.

"Mr. President, on the National Guard, you've talked a lot about Democratic-run cities and states. Would you also consider sending the National Guard into red states and red cities that are also seeing high crime?" Scott asked.

"Sure," Trump responded. "But there aren't that many of them."

Trump contended Democrat-led areas experience more crime and continued to rail against cashless bail policies.Reports show cities with some of the country's highest homicide rates are blue cities in red states, including Jackson, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.

ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott pressed President Donald Trump on his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, during which the White House said Putin promised to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks.

"Mr. president, when you met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, how soon did he say that he wanted to sit down with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy?" Scott asked. "Russia, as of now, says there's no meeting on the books and no agenda set."
"Well, that's going to be up to them," Trump said. "It takes two to tango, I always say. And they should meet, I think, before I have a meeting and probably close the deal but I think it's appropriate they meet."

Trump called it a "concession" for Putin to travel to Alaska to meet earlier this month, saying the Russian leader "wasn't happy" to travel to the U.S. Trump said he "appreciate the fact" Putin came to the U.S. and said he's "always had a very good relationship" with him.

"I don't know that they'll meet," he went on to say about Putin and Zelenskyy. "Maybe they will, maybe they won't. They'd like me to be at the meeting. I said, 'You guys have to work it out. It's between you.'"

Trump was asked how long he was willing to let this play out and whether there would be additional consequences for Russia if Putin doesn't sit down with Zelenskyy. Trump said "we'll see what happens over the next week or two."

President Donald Trump is now meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in the Oval Office.

Trump said the discussions would center on trade and shipbuilding.

Lee took office in June following political turmoil in South Korea after former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and was subsequently impeached. Lee praised Trump and said he wanted the U.S. to play a role in establishing peace on the Korean peninsula.