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In reply to the discussion: Trump Says He'd Change Name of Fort Liberty Back to Fort Bragg if Elected [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
(173,913 posts)30. 'Secret to winning!' MAGA fans cheer as Trump pledges to put Confederate names on bases
TFG's base are a bunch of racists who want to bring back the Confederacy
Link to tweet
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-confederate-bases/
Former President Donald Trump kicked off a North Carolina campaign rally with a pledge to slap the names of Confederate generals on military bases — and was met with overwhelming cheers.
Trump's promise to re-instate the name of Fort Bragg — stripped from the base after the violent death of George Floyd, a Black man, under a police officer's knee — was met with cries of celebration, video of the event shows.
"Should we change the name from Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg?" Trump asked the crowd. "I'm doing it. And we're leading in all the polls, we should get elected. Remember this, they cheat like hell. Too big to rig. We need too big to rig."
Gram Slattery, a reporter for Reuters, explained the fort was named after Braxton Bragg, who was "widely considered among the Confederacy's worst generals and a very stern slaveowner."....
"He’s really going after the racist, un-enlightened, clinging to the lost cause of the confederacy vote," wrote McGrath. "That’s actually a minority of the military/veteran community in 2024. There are old guys who care about base names. Post 911 vets either don’t care or welcome the change."
Trump's promise to re-instate the name of Fort Bragg — stripped from the base after the violent death of George Floyd, a Black man, under a police officer's knee — was met with cries of celebration, video of the event shows.
"Should we change the name from Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg?" Trump asked the crowd. "I'm doing it. And we're leading in all the polls, we should get elected. Remember this, they cheat like hell. Too big to rig. We need too big to rig."
Gram Slattery, a reporter for Reuters, explained the fort was named after Braxton Bragg, who was "widely considered among the Confederacy's worst generals and a very stern slaveowner."....
"He’s really going after the racist, un-enlightened, clinging to the lost cause of the confederacy vote," wrote McGrath. "That’s actually a minority of the military/veteran community in 2024. There are old guys who care about base names. Post 911 vets either don’t care or welcome the change."
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Trump Says He'd Change Name of Fort Liberty Back to Fort Bragg if Elected [View all]
C0RI0LANUS
Oct 2024
OP
Of course he would. Birds of a feather, or rather traitors of a feather flock togehter.
brush
Oct 2024
#1
Fort Alvin Bragg. Priceless. Thanks for that. You wonder if Yadkin's Pawn Shop and Ranger Joe's are still in business.
C0RI0LANUS
Oct 2024
#5
He needs to be ignored, he does it because it puts him on the news, people become outraged.
Escurumbele
Oct 2024
#16
Lol. This is what's important to MAGAt's. Relatively if not totally bullshit relative to the myriad of public policies
KPN
Oct 2024
#22
There was a typo in your post, Coriolanus. He wants it to be called Fort Brag because it reminds him of himself. 😁
Wonder Why
Oct 2024
#28
'Secret to winning!' MAGA fans cheer as Trump pledges to put Confederate names on bases
LetMyPeopleVote
Oct 2024
#30
Why doesn't he just go all the way and name it after himself: "Fort Braggart"? n/t
valleyrogue
Oct 2024
#34
Pandering to the traitorous southern lost cause. Pitiful. And of course, divisive.
Evolve Dammit
Oct 2024
#40