By Isabella Torregiani
2:56am PDT, Jun 12, 2025
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On Tuesday, June 10, President
Donald Trump revealed that he will restore the original names of seven U.S. military bases — including Fort Robert E. Lee — that had previously honored Confederate war leaders.
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While delivering a speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, President Donald Trump announced the list of bases set to regain their former names.
"For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Robert E. Lee," Trump said during a celebration marking the US Army's 250th anniversary.
"We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It's no time to change. And I'm superstitious, you know, I like to keep it going, right? I'm very superstitious," he added.
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The renaming process began under former President Joe Biden in 2021, following nationwide Black Lives Matter protests the year prior.
Biden signed a bill that created a commission and established a three-year timeline to strip the military of names honoring leaders of the Confederate rebellion from 1861 to 1865.
Two years later, bases like Fort Bragg, where Trump gave his latest speech, were officially renamed under Biden's discretion.
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Over the years, President Donald Trump has opposed these changes, arguing that the original names carry historical and emotional significance for many Americans.
"We won two world wars in those forts," he reportedly said at a campaign rally in July 2024.
However, not every name was erased entirely. In some cases, they were rebranded — like Fort Benning, which now honors World War I hero Cpl. Fred Benning instead of Confederate General Henry Benning.
