Pressure to rename the bases comes as the country contends with its racist past following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent coast-to-coast protests against systematic racial injustice.
President Trump said Wednesday he would “not even consider” changing the names of U. S. military bases that honor Confederate generals.
Pressure to rename the bases comes as the country contends with its racist past following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent coast-to-coast protests against systematic racial injustice. Those advocating for the change say that keeping the Confederate names commemorates that injustice.
But Trump tweeted a statement saying that he adamantly rejects the idea. The White House press secretary subsequently read it from the briefing room podium.
“It has been suggested that we should rename as many as 10 of our Legendary Military Bases, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, etc. These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom,” Trump tweeted.
