DeSantis vows to ‘restore’ the name of Fort Bragg in North Carolina

Jun 12, 2023

Mahmoud Bennett Reporter/Producer

By Mahmoud Bennett (Reporter/Producer)

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Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has vowed to restore the original name of an Army base in North Carolina if he wins the White House. The name of the base was changed over its Confederate roots. DeSantis made the announcement during a campaign event in the state.

“I also look forward to, as president, restoring the name of Fort Bragg to our great military base in Fayetteville, North Carolina,” DeSantis declared.

The renaming of Fort Bragg, which was named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, took effect on June 2.

The base is now officially known as Fort Liberty.

“It’s an iconic name and iconic base, and we’re not going to let political correctness run amok in North Carolina,” DeSantis said.

The move was part of a broader effort by the U.S. military to erase Confederate names in the aftermath of racial unrest in 2020.

DeSantis’ pledge to reverse the renaming has gained attention from left and center-oriented news outlets. The story is a Media Miss for right-leaning outlets according to the Straight Arrow News Media Miss tool.

Fort Bragg is one of at least eight other Army installations across the United States that have undergone or are slated for renaming by 2024.

Last year, the congressionally established Naming Commission, which received bipartisan support, estimated that the overall cost of renaming bases would amount to $21 million.

Other estimates suggest the changes may cost even more.

In 2020, Congress mandated that the Department of Defense remove all “names, symbols, displays, monuments, and paraphernalia that honor or commemorate the Confederate States of America” by Jan. 1, 2024.

Meanwhile, former Vice President Mike Pence, also a presidential candidate, is echoing DeSantis’ position.

During a speech in North Carolina, Pence expressed his support for restoring the name of Fort Bragg, suggesting that the change was driven by political correctness.

Tags: Department of Defense, Fort Bragg, Media Landscape, Mike Pence, North Carolina, Ron DeSantis

MAHMOUD BENNETT:

PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL RON DESANTIS IS PLEDGING TO RESTORE THE ORIGINAL NAME OF AN ARMY BASE IN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER IT WAS OFFICIALLY CHANGED OVER ITS CONFEDERATE ROOTS – TAKE A LOOK

RON DESANTIS: I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO AS PRESIDENT RESTORING THE NAME OF FORT BRAGG TO OUR GREAT MILITARY BASE IN FAYETTEVILLE IN NORTH CAROLINA…CONTD.

MAHMOUD BENNETT:

IT WAS ON JUNE SECOND THAT FORT BRAGG NAMED AFTER CONFEDERATE GENERAL BRAXTON BRAGG BECAME FORT LIBERTY – THE CHANGE IS PART OF A BROADER PUSH BY THE US MILITARY TO ERASE CONFEDERATE NAMES FOLLOWING RACIAL UNREST IN 2020

THIS PLEDGE BY DESANTIS TO CHANGE THAT IS A STORY THAT’S GETTING TRACTION ONLY VIA LEFT AND CENTER ORIENTED NEWS OUTLETS AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON OUR MEDIA MISS TOOL – WE USE THIS TOOL TO HELP SELECT OUR STORIES SO YOU GET FAIR COVERAGE ON THE HEADLINES ONE SIDE IS UNDERREPORTING – CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF AT STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS . COM

IN ADDITION TO FORT BRAGG AT LEAST 8 OTHER ARMY INSTALLATIONS AROUND THE U.S. HAVE BEEN OR ARE SET TO BE RENAMED BY 2024 – FORT BRAGG BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE

IN FACT, THE CONGRESSIONALLY ESTABLISHED NAMING COMMISSION WHICH GARNERED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT ESTIMATED LAST YEAR THAT RENAMING ALL THE BASES WOULD COST 21 MILLION DOLLARS

THAT’S BECAUSE CHANGING THE NAME DOESN’T JUST ENTAIL PUTTING UP A NEW SIGN AT THE FRONT… THE COMMISSION SAYS THE COST COVERS CHANGING OR REMOVING SYMBOLS, DISPLAYS, MONUMENTS, OR PARAPHERNALIA THAT COMMEMORATE THE SLAVERY-DEFENDING CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA [TRANSITION]

WITH RESPECT TO FORT BRAGG WHICH IS NOW FORT LIBERTY – ONE SIDE ARGUES THE CHANGE IS JUSTIFIED AND THAT THE EFFORT TO REVERSE IT IS AN APPEAL TO HATRED

MSNBC: THESE SORTS OF APPEALS MAKE ME THINK OF MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER… BLACK PEOPLE WHO GREW UP IN THE SOUTH… A BRASEN APPEAL TO HATRED

MEANWHILE ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MIKE PENCE IS DOUBLING DOWN – TELLING PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA HE ALSO WANTS TO SEE FORT BRAGG RESTORED – SUGGESTING THE CHANGE WAS MADE OUT OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

MIKE PENCE: WE WILL END THE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IN THE HALLWAYS OF THE PENTAGON AND NORTH CAROLINA WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HOME TO FORT BRAGG