Overview
- During a speech at Fort Bragg he ordered Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill and Fort Robert E. Lee to revert to their pre-2020 names.
- Biden had endorsed a commission formed after George Floyd’s 2020 death that recommended renaming nine Army bases linked to Confederate generals.
- The Pentagon confirmed the restored surnames will honor distinct veterans—such as Roland L. Bragg and Fitz Lee—instead of Confederate figures.
- Trump invoked Robert E. Lee by name even though Fort Lee is set to commemorate Medal of Honor recipient Fitz Lee.
- Critics warn the decision reignites cultural and political conflicts over racial symbolism and historical legacies in the U.S. military.