{"id":55507,"date":"2020-07-24T17:51:08","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T17:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/24\/trump-vows-bases-named-for-confederate-leaders-will-not-be-changing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:26:56","slug":"trump-vows-bases-named-for-confederate-leaders-will-not-be-changing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/07\/24\/trump-vows-bases-named-for-confederate-leaders-will-not-be-changing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump vows bases named for Confederate leaders \u2018will not be changing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/07\/20\/trump-argues-confederate-base-names-battle-flags-should-stay\/\" target=_blank>President Donald Trump<\/a> vowed on Friday that military bases named for Confederate leaders \u201cwill not be changing\u201d despite congressional momentum on the issue, another increase in tensions over the issue of Confederate symbolism in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s latest tweet on the topic comes amid reports of White House anger directed at Defense Secretary Mark Esper for last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/07\/17\/confederate-flag-effectively-banned-from-military-installations\/\" target=_blank>effectively banning display of the Confederate battle flag<\/a> at all Defense Department sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/24\/politics\/trump-erupted-esper-defacto-ban-on-confederate-flag\/index.html\" target=_blank>CNN this week cited multiple insider sources<\/a> that Trump was unhappy with Esper\u2019s move, saying that the flag should be seen as a symbol of historic pride and not as a connection to America\u2019s slavey past. The outlet also said the relationship between the two men is strained, but Esper\u2019s job appears safe for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon officials declined comment on the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/07\/23\/fight-over-confederate-base-names-unsettled-even-after-lawmakers-back-changes\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635928738945058690-100923-a-7341h-9927jpg.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\">Fight over Confederate base names unsettled even after lawmakers back changes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Both the House and Senate have passed measures to force name changes, but that plan still could be changed in coming weeks.<\/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\">On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1286669631072108546?s=20\" target=_blank>Trump took to social media<\/a> to announce he had been discussing the annual defense authorization bill with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., \u201cwho has informed me that he WILL NOT be changing the names of our great Military Bases and Forts, places from which we won two World Wars (and more!)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLike me, Jim is not a believer in \u2018Cancel Culture,\u2019\u201d the president wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has been outspoken in defense of keeping the names of Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Bragg in North Carolina and at least eight other Army posts named for Confederate leaders that have come under criticism in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple times in recent weeks, he has threatened to veto any legislation passed by Congress forcing a change. That includes the annual authorization bill, which contains a host of military pay authorizations and hundreds of other defense budget policy priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump has been clear in his opposition to politically motivated attempts like this to rewrite history and to displace the enduring legacy of the American Revolution with a new left-wing cultural revolution,\u201d the White House said in a veto threat on the House bill released Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pressed on Friday whether the issue of base names tied to Confederate leaders tied to slavery could hurt military recruiting, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the names should not change because \u201cthe bases are not known for the generals they are named after, the bases are known for the heroes that served at them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, both the House and Senate advanced separate versions of the authorization bill, both containing language which would mandate the bases change names in the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue gained bipartisan support in both chambers, but the language still could be removed from the final compromise bill during inter-chamber negotiations in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/20\/how-the-army-might-rename-confederate-installations\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20164631042840.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\">How the Army might rename Confederate installations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A number of suggestions have been made about how the Army can rename installations designated for Confederates.<\/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\">A spokesman for Inhofe said the president\u2019s tweet \u201cspeaks for itself\u201d and did not offer any specifics on what changes he\u2019ll push for in the negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/oklahoman.com\/article\/5667513\/senate-clears-defense-bill-inhofe-predicts-removal-of-base-renaming-provision\" target=_blank>an interview with the Oklahoman<\/a> this week, Inhofe said of the base name change issue that \u201cwe\u2019re going to see to it that 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