Renamed military bases will have their former Confederate names restored

President Donald Trump announced that the military bases renamed under Joe Biden will have their original Confederate names restored. Trump argued that we won a lot of battles from these military bases. Charlie Kirk posted on X that these were the names they had when Americans trained at their locations during World War I and World War II. Familiar names like Fort Lee, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Hood, etc., will come back.

From The Post Millennial:

“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 AP Hill and Fort Robert E Lee,” Trump said during remarks delivered at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

The bases were renamed under the Biden administration in 2023, following a recommendation from a naming commission. Fort Bragg, for example–one of the most prominent installations in the country–was renamed Fort Liberty at the time.

“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,” Trump said. “We want to keep it going. So that’s a big story.”

In February, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth changed the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg.

“Pursuant to the authority of the Secretary of Defense, Title 10, United States code section 113, I direct the Army to change the name of Fort Liberty, North Carolina to Fort Bragg, North Carolina,” Hegseth said, announcing the change. “That’s right, Bragg is back.”

Additional Reading:

Wakerell-Cruz, R. (2025, June 10). Breaking: Trump to restore names of US military bases originally named for Confederate generals. The Post Millennial. Link.

Category: Historical, Military issues, Pentagon, Society