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President Trump said in a series of tweets Wednesday that he “will not even consider” renaming 10 Military bases that are named after Confederate leaders.

The remarks contradict a spokesperson for Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy who said on Monday Trump is open to a “bipartisan discussion” on renaming those bases that are named after Confederate leaders, like Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Hood in Texas.

States and cities have taken steps to remove Confederate symbols after protestors called for justice surrounding the death of George Floyd.

“The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds, and won two World Wars. Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations,” he tweeted.


White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters at a press briefing Wednesday that Trump would not sign any legislation, including the Nation Defense Authorization Act, that lets the possibility of changing names of U.S. forts.

Meanwhile, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sent a letter Wednesday to the chairs of the Joint Committee on the Library requesting that all 11 Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall collection be removed.

“[T]he halls of Congress are the very heart of our democracy. The statues in the Capitol should embody our highest ideals as Americans, expressing who we are and who we aspire to be as a nation. Monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist end are a grotesque affront to these ideals. Their statues pay homage to hate, not heritage. They must be removed.”

“Let us lead by example. To this end, I request the Joint Committee on the Library direct the Architect of the Capitol to immediately take steps to remove these 11 statues from display in the United States Capitol.”
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