The Trump administration announced the reversion of the names of seven U.S. Army bases back to their original Confederate names, claiming they would honor different individuals with the same surnames. This decision contradicts a 2020 Congressional mandate that prohibited military bases from being named after Confederate leaders, which had been implemented in 2023 under Biden's presidency. The announcement reflects ongoing tensions over military naming conventions and ideological battles, particularly given the administration's stance against what they term 'political correctness' in military culture.
The Department of Defense is seeking to strip names of gay rights advocate Harvey Milk and other civil rights leaders from Navy ships.
The bases were officially renamed in 2023, when Joe Biden was president, reversing a policy that honored Confederate leaders.
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