President Trump announced Tuesday that he will restore the names of Fort Robert E. Lee and six other military bases honoring Confederate war leaders.

“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 in a speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina marking the US Army’s 250th anniversary.

President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Bragg, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Fort Bragg, N.C. AP

“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.”

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

“We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It’s no time to change. An

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