President Trump reportedly stated he would veto any bill that would change the names of bases named after Confederate soldiers. Even though these people fought for slavery and Trump ardently comments he is not a racist, this move is hardly evidence of the contrary.
However, this move comes on the heels of President Trump having the best historical economy for minorities and also nominating a first-ever black Chief Of Staff for the Army. So this move is surprising for some.
Local Fox Affiliate KEVN reports:
President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Ft. Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in his own party and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the troops.Trump took to Twitter late Tuesday to threaten a veto of a $741 billion annual Pentagon authorization bill because it would require a host of military bases named after Confederate figures to be renamed within. three years.Trump rival Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., won a bipartisan vote in a GOP-controlled panel to force the bases to be renamed and it's clear that opponents of the idea don't have the votes to remove it during floor debate.“I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to the renaming (plus other bad things!) of Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars, is in the Bill!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Hopefully President Trump will change his mind and pass the bill. It's high time we keep the confederate cause to the history books and museums where it belongs.
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