Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals
Source: CNN Politics
Published 5:00 AM EST, Mon January 13, 2025
CNN Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trumps pick for secretary of defense, has voiced strong opposition to removing the names of Confederate generals from US military bases, repeatedly saying the names should be changed back.
Hegseth, a National Guard veteran and longtime Fox News host, has described the renaming efforts as a sham, garbage, and crap in various media appearances between 2021 and 2024 reviewed by CNN. Hegseth said the moves eroded military tradition and were part of what he characterized as a politically motivated progressive agenda infiltrating American institutions.
Between 2022 and 2023, the names of nine US military bases previously dedicated to Confederate leaders were changed, the result of the National Defense Authorization Act passed at the end of the first Trump administration. Trump initially vetoed the bill, partly in protest over the renaming provision, but Congress overwhelmingly overrode the veto to pass the bill in January 2021.
As secretary of defense, Hegseth could advocate for reverting base names to their former Confederate names, but the changes would require congressional approval. Hegseth, whose Senate confirmation hearings begin January 14, has criticized other cultural shifts in the military, including allowing women to serve in combat roles and gay service members to serve openly. Hegseth did not respond to CNNs request for comment.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/politics/pete-hegseth-confederate-generals-military-bases/index.html
Bernardo de La Paz
(52,079 posts)underpants
(188,132 posts)He says the same crap everyone else says. News operations are clearly oblivious to the world that he works in. All this nonsense seems strange to those who dont live in that alternative world but for those who do - its dogma.
Midnight Writer
(23,344 posts)we name three bases after Fred Hampton, George Floyd, and Tamir Rice.
Scrivener7
(53,695 posts)It's a safe bet.
But yeah, he'll have access to nuclear stuff.
Dave Bowman
(4,352 posts)Prairie Gates
(3,823 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(52,079 posts)Irish_Dem
(62,343 posts)CTyankee
(65,520 posts)Historic NY
(38,326 posts)jls4561
(1,897 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(11,046 posts)Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)Was there anybody in existence really wanting the old base names back?
Keepthesoulalive
(961 posts)Something they accuse democrats of. Even some dems buy it, something about thats why we lose elections. Every accusation is a confession.
Blue_Tires
(57,596 posts)endgenocide
(166 posts)I could really care less what the bases are called right now. Changing the names from racist generals was a good idea but that shouldn't be the primary focus today. The country and the Senate should be concerned that the bases are not used to train a right-wing fascist army to be used against American citizens and migrants. Hoghead is woefully unqualified and a danger to civil order and national security that should be the focus.
kacekwl
(7,814 posts)where his priorities are.
C0RI0LANUS
(2,601 posts)When Southerners express their pride in Dixie and the Confederacy with flags, symbols, statues, or tattoos, they contend this isn't racism, but pride in their heritage. I guess we'll believe you.
"Copperhead" Pete Hegseth is from Minnesota.
"Copperheads" were the Northern racists who supported the Confederacy.
eShirl
(18,968 posts)pathetic, sad
truthisfreedom
(23,344 posts)We should be watching the rest of his actions all week. This kind of noisy nonsense is always a smokescreen for something truly nefarious.
GreenWave
(9,891 posts)Sorry if I offended anyone. I am just trying to speak presidential these days.
travelingthrulife
(1,340 posts)traitors to the US?
Linda ladeewolf
(585 posts)His vulnerability to blackmail.
Vinca
(51,467 posts)C0RI0LANUS
(2,601 posts)Vladimir Putin and his protege Donald Quisling capitalized on this perfectly.
https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/1200/
Source:
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1097673785/a-growing-number-of-white-nationalists-have-been-converting-to-orthodox-christia
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(117,920 posts)C0RI0LANUS
(2,601 posts)liberalgunwilltravel
(612 posts)Pete Hegseth can go screw himself and take the rest of the CSA with him. They were traitors. They shouldn't be honored, those that survived should have been executed. Screw you and the rest of the Lost Cause traitors.
C0RI0LANUS
(2,601 posts)walkingman
(8,765 posts)OrlandoDem2
(2,405 posts)C0RI0LANUS
(2,601 posts)This monument in Italy below is for fascist general and conqueror of Libya and Ethiopia Rodolfo Graziani who carried out massacres and used chemical weapons against the native resistance.
And there are some Italian towns that still honor Mussolini with street names or little signs, a legacy of his modernization programs.
Sources:
https://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/italian-town-glorifies-mussolini-commander/
https://www.karlsnotes.com/the-towns-built-by-mussolini-and-their-political-legacy/
OrlandoDem2
(2,405 posts)C0RI0LANUS
(2,601 posts)everyonematters
(3,631 posts)from the segregated South. There is no way the bases should be named after traitors.