{"id":53184,"date":"2020-06-10T19:36:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T19:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/10\/trump-opposes-changing-bases-named-for-confederate-generals\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:18:55","slug":"trump-opposes-changing-bases-named-for-confederate-generals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/10\/trump-opposes-changing-bases-named-for-confederate-generals\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump opposes changing bases named for Confederate generals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he \u201cwill not even consider\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/08\/army-secretary-is-now-open-renaming-posts-named-for-confederate-generals\/\" target=\"_blank\">renaming U.S. military bases currently honoring Confederate leaders<\/a>, calling them \u201cpart of a great American heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The White House announcement came just one day after Pentagon officials said that Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and Defense Secretary Mark Esper were open to the possibility of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/10\/army-leaders-to-make-decision-on-confederate-flags-soon\/\" target=_blank> changing the names<\/a>, noting they would want bi-partisan consensus before any changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a social media post, Trump said that the bases with controversial names \u2014 including Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia \u2014 have a history of \u201cwinning, victory and freedom\u201d that should be left unaltered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these hallowed grounds, and won two World Wars,\u201d he stated. \u201cTherefore, my administration will not even consider the renaming of these magnificent and fabled military installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur history as the greatest nation in the World will not be tampered with. Respect our military!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army officials said they had no comment on the president\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a news conference following Trump\u2019s message, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president \u201cfervently\u201d stands against the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMen and women who lost their lives as they went out to Europe in Afghanistan and Iraq \u2026 a lot of times the very last place they saw was one of these forts,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd to suggest that these forts were somehow inherently racist and their names need to be changed is a complete disrespect to those men and women.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The debate over the installation names comes amid a national conversation about racism and institutional discrimination prompted by the death of George Floyd, a black man who prosecutors say was murdered by a white Minneapolis police officer during an arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/08\/army-secretary-is-now-open-renaming-posts-named-for-confederate-generals\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19205670039408.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">SECDEF and Army secretary open to renaming posts named for Confederate generals<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cThe secretary of the Army is open to a bi-partisan discussion on the topic,\u201d said an Army spokesman.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Marine Corps officials announced it would ban the display of the Confederate flag by service members, and Navy officials followed suit on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But advocates for years have criticized the Army for not taking action to update 10 military installations named after Confederate military commanders, calling them a lingering racial stain on the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As recently as February, Army officials had brushed aside the idea of new names for the sites. This week, military officials told Politico that the recent nationwide protests re-opened the issue and \u201cmade us start looking more at ourselves and the things that we do, and how that is communicated to the force as well as the American public.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s announcement appeared to push back on those Pentagon leaders\u2019 comments. The president and top military leaders have sparred in recent days over a number of issues, including Trump\u2019s suggestion that active-duty military forces would be used to help quell the demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked if there was room for compromise on the naming issue, McEnany said \u201cthe president will not be signing legislation that renames America&#8217;s forts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/10\/army-leaders-to-make-decision-on-confederate-flags-soon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17224630887907.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army leaders to make decision on Confederate flags \u2018soon\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Army leaders will make an announcement \u201csoon,\u201d a defense official said on background.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She specifically cited Fort Bragg \u2014 named for Confederate Gen. 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