President Donald Trump announced in a speech that he plans to rename seven U.S. Army bases back to the names of the Confederate leaders that they originally held.
These include Forts Pickett, Hood, Gordon, Rucker, Polk and A.P. Hill. The Army will also revert back the name of Fort Lee, according to internal communications obtained by NOTUS.
“We won a lot of battles out of those forts,” Trump said Tuesday when announcing the changes during a speech at Fort Bragg. “It’s no time to change. And I’m superstitious. I like to keep it going.”