Donald Trump says that North Carolina’s Fort Liberty would once again become Fort Bragg if he’s reelected — less than two years after the base was renamed to remove the name of a Confederate general as part of efforts to reckon with the legacy of racism.



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Trump vows to restore Confederate general’s name to NC military base

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Former President Trump on Friday vowed to revert North Carolina’s Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg if he’s elected this fall, a little over a year after the military installation was redesignated to remove the name of a Confederate general. “The first question that I asked: Should we change the name from Fort Liberty back…

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Former President Donald Trump kicked off a North Carolina campaign rally with a pledge to slap the names of Confederate generals on military bases — and was met with overwhelming cheers. Trump's promise to re-instate the name of Fort Bragg — stripped from the base after the violent death of George Floyd, a Black man, under a police officer's knee — was met with cries of celebration, video of the event shows."Should we change the name from Fort L…

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“Donald Trump says that North Carolina’s Fort Liberty would once again become Fort Bragg if he’s reelected — less than two years after the base was renamed to remove the name of a Confederate general as part of efforts to reckon with the legacy of racism,” Politico reports.Said Trump:

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Trump Pledges to Rename Base After Confederate General

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Donald Trump vows to change name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg during event in Fayetteville

Fort Liberty, previously known as Fort Bragg, was renamed in 2022 as part of a sweeping Army push to change the names of installations honoring Confederate soldiers.

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Trump pledges to rename Army base after Confederate general

Former President Donald Trump vowed to rename a U.S. military base after a Confederate Civil War general while campaigning in North Carolina on Friday night. Trump held a town hall event in the city of Fayetteville when he pledged during his opening remarks to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. “Thank you very much,” Trump said after being introduced by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). “Hello, everybody. How are you? Thank you ver…

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Former President Donald Trump promised during a town hall in Fayetteville, North Carolina, that he... The post Trump vows to restore Confederate general’s name to NC military base appeared first on News Facts Network.

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2024 Republican presidential nominee former President Trump tells his town hall audience that he will change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, saying "we did win two world wars from Fort Bragg." The name of the army base was changed in 2022 along with a number of others named after Confederate officials.

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Former President Trump on Friday vowed to revert North Carolina’s Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg if he’s elected this fall, a little over a year after the military installation was redesignated to remove the name of a Confederate general. “The first question that I asked: Should we change the name from Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg?” Trump said, prompting raucous applause from the crowd gathered for his town hall in Fayetteville, near the bas…

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Trump vows to restore Confederate general's name to NC military base

At a recent North Carolina rally, former President Donald Trump pledged to reinstate the names of Confederate generals on military bases. His primary focus was renaming Fort Bragg, renamed Fort Liberty after the tragic death of George Floyd. RELATED STORIES: Donald Trump Vows To End Temporary Protected Status Of Haitian Migrants In Springfield And Promises To Deport Them If Re-Elected: ‘They Have To Be Removed’ “I’m doing it. And we’re leading i…

Trump vows to restore Confederate general’s name to NC military base

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