Just In: Ft. Bragg Is Officially Back as Hegseth Kicks George Floyd Renaming to the Curb
The text discusses the recent decision by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to rename a military base in North Carolina back to its original name,Fort Bragg,after it had been previously renamed Fort Liberty.the name change to Fort Liberty was part of an initiative under former President Joe biden, aimed at removing Confederate-associated names from military bases in response to social movements following the death of George Floyd in 2020.
Hegseth’s decision honors Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero, rather than the Confederate General Braxton Bragg for whom the base was originally named.The reversal is noted alongside criticism of the costs associated with biden’s name change, which amounted to $8 million. The text emphasizes a shift in cultural values favoring more conservative perspectives, particularly in light of calls from figures like Donald Trump to restore original names to military sites and reflects a broader commentary on what the author perceives as “leftist cancel culture” impacting American history.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reversed the DEI-triggered name change of a North Carolina military base in Fayetteville, renaming Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg.
In 2023, former President Joe Biden changed the name as part of a sweeping initiative to rename military bases named after Confederate leaders.
The move was one of many cowardly actions Biden took to bend the knee to Black Lives Matter mobs who rioted nationwide in the wake of the 2020 death of George Floyd.
Previously, the base was named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg.
On Monday, Hegseth changed the name back to Fort Bragg, but in honor of a different Bragg.
“The new name pays tribute to Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero who earned the Silver Star and Purple Heart for his exceptional courage during the Battle of the Bulge,” Pentagon press secretary John Ullyot said in a statement.
“Bragg is back!” the Defense Secretary declared in an X post Monday after signing the directive.
Bragg is back! I just signed a memorandum reversing the naming of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. pic.twitter.com/EGgZNHK72x
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) February 11, 2025
Just to underscore how wasteful performative leftist cancel culture is, it cost taxpayers $8 million to rename Fort Bragg, according to the New York Post.
On the campaign trail last year, President Donald Trump vowed to reverse Biden’s absurd name change.
“Should we turn the name Fort Liberty, back to Fort Bragg?” Trump asked attendees at a MAGA rally in North Carolina in October 2024.
“Right, so here’s what we do: We get elected, I’m doing it,” he promised.
The BLM-fueled renaming frenzy — as well as the group’s disgraceful destruction of historical monuments — was part of an insidious crusade to erase American history.
For Columbus Day, leftist rioters vandalized the Abraham Lincoln statue outside the Chicago History Museum. Though Lincoln is regarded as one of the greatest American leaders for his role in leading the Union during the Civil War, leftists now call him a white supremacist.
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— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) October 14, 2024
The Falls Church School Board voted to take Thomas Jefferson‘s name off of Thomas Jefferson Elementary. The school announced it in the below and then deleted the when people criticized the decision. Just a monumental display of cowardice all around. Truly impressive. pic.twitter.com/JJyuJxYYNn
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) December 9, 2020
With Trump back in office, there has been a dramatic cultural shift toward the right after years of left-wing hysteria and extremism.
While Democrats and other Trump-haters disingenuously whine and moan about the changes he’s making, the president’s soaring approval numbers tell the real story.
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