In a powerful statement of patriotism and historical preservation, President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday his plan to restore the original names of several iconic U.S. military bases that the Biden administration had stripped of their historic identities in the name of political correctness. Speaking at Fort Bragg in North Carolina — itself a recent target of the left’s relentless assault on American heritage — Trump made clear that under his leadership, American history and tradition will once again be honored, not erased.
“For a little breaking news, we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett \[Virginia], Fort Hood \[Texas], Fort Gordon \[Georgia], Fort Rucker \[Alabama], Fort Polk \[Louisiana], Fort A.P. Hill \[Virginia], and Fort Robert E. Lee \[Virginia],” Trump declared to a cheering crowd, marking the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary.
The crowd erupted as Trump continued, “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? We want to keep it going. So that’s a big story.”
Indeed, these bases — named decades ago — have become symbols of military strength and the men and women who trained, deployed, and fought for freedom from their grounds. But during the Biden administration’s ongoing attempt to rewrite American history, these names were targeted for removal simply because some were tied to Confederate leaders — part of the left’s broader war on American heritage.
The Biden-led purge of base names began in 2021, following the violent and destructive Black Lives Matter riots of 2020. In a knee-jerk move to appease radical activists, Biden signed a bill authorizing a commission to strip the names of Confederate-linked figures from military installations, replacing them with politically convenient alternatives over the course of three years.
Even the base where Trump made his announcement — Fort Bragg — was not spared, though in that case, it was ironically renamed after World War II hero Roland Bragg, who happened to share the same surname as Confederate General Braxton Bragg. But most of the other renamed bases now honor figures selected to satisfy the left’s narrative rather than to reflect the actual history or legacy of the installations.
Perhaps most telling is the fate of Fort Eisenhower in Georgia, which replaced Fort Gordon, named after John Brown Gordon, a Confederate general and former Georgia senator. Biden’s commission chose to name the base after President Dwight D. Eisenhower — a great American hero, but a man already honored many times elsewhere — to fully sever any ties to Southern history.
Of the seven bases slated for restoration by Trump, perhaps none is more symbolic than Fort Robert E. Lee, located in Petersburg, Virginia. Though demonized by the left, General Lee remains a complex and significant figure in American history — a man who, after the Civil War, advocated for national reconciliation.
“We won two world wars in those forts,” Trump reminded the crowd, slamming Biden’s reckless decision to cast aside decades of tradition. He has long argued that erasing the names of these bases does nothing to heal the nation and only serves to divide Americans further.
Trump’s bold move stands in stark contrast to Biden’s radical agenda, which continues to prioritize woke ideology over history, heritage, and unity. While the left attempts to rewrite the past to fit their narrative, Trump is committed to preserving America’s rich and complicated story — one that respects both the sacrifices of the past and the freedoms we enjoy today.
Once again, President Trump is reminding America that true leadership doesn’t mean surrendering to mob rule — it means standing firm, defending our history, and honoring the brave men and women who trained, fought, and sacrificed at these legendary bases.
