DeSantis vows to restore name of Fort Bragg base in North Carolina trends now
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Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has declared that if he wins the White House he will restore the name of an army base in North Carolina after it was changed by the US military due to its Confederate roots.
DeSantis made the controversial comments during his keynote speech in Greensboro at the North Carolina Republican Party State Convention on Friday night.
The Florida Governor told the crowd he looked forward 'to as President restoring the name of Fort Bragg to our great military base in Fayetteville, North Carolina.'
'And thank the people that have served there. And they’re proud of their service there. It’s an iconic name and iconic base.
'We’re not going to let political correctness run amok in North Carolina,' DeSantis added.
The military base's name was changed to 'Fort Liberty' earlier this month after a commission recommendation due to its former name's links to the Confederacy and a slave-owner
The Florida Governor told the crowd he looked forward 'to as President restoring the name of Fort Bragg to our great military base in Fayetteville, North Carolina.'
The military base's name was changed to 'Fort Liberty' earlier this month after the Department of Defense's Commission on the Naming of Items recommended that names 'that commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America' ought to be removed.
Fort Bragg was named after Confederate Civil War
