Trump says he 'might' veto defense bill over removing Confederate base names

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Trump says he 'might' veto defense bill over removing Confederate base names
By: Justine Coleman - The Hill News - 07-19-20
Re: https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-...ng-confederate

President Trump said Sunday that he “might” veto a defense spending bill because of its inclusion of a provision to remove the names of Confederate leaders from Army bases.

“I might,” Trump told Fox News's Chris Wallace during an at times testy interview that aired Sunday morning. “Yeah, I might.”

Trump was a little less certain about the veto Sunday than he has been in the past,.

On June 30, he was more definitive, saying he would veto he defense bill if it included language renaming based that had been named after Gen. Robert E. Lee and other Confederates.

The language is included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and is expected to remain after the House and Senate conclude their work on the bill, The annual measure funds military operations and would include a pay hike for members of the military.

Wallace repeatedly pressed Trump about the possibility of a veto throughout the interview. The first time, Trump said soldiers will “get their pay raise,” adding “I got soldiers the biggest pay raises in the history of our military.”

When Wallace again asked if he’s going to veto the bill, Trump answered, “Because I think that Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, all of these forts that have been named that way for a long time, decades and decades…” “But the military says they’re for this,” Wallace inserted, leading (Trump to say, “I don’t care what the military says. I do – I’m supposed to make the decision.”)

Trump cited that two World Wars were won out of Fort Bragg, named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg.

“We won out of all of these forts that now they want to throw those names away,” the president said. “And, no, I’m against that, and you know what, most other people are.”

“No, I’m not going to go changing them,” he added.

An ABC News-Ipsos poll from last month found a majority, 56 percent, of Americans are against renaming military bases named after Confederate leaders.

The House Appropriations Committee passed the defense spending bill last week including $1 million in funding for the Army to change the names of its bases named after Confederate leaders. The Army has 10 bases named after Confederate officers.

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Personal note: Trump is back-stepping on the base name issues. I knew this would happen. The American History is pretty much an issue by many. It's his "because he can attitude" that given enough time he will flip-flop because of feed back that he wouldn't listen to early on. He's too spontaneous and he overloads his responses before his brain digested what he is saying. He's not tuned in and I fear Biden may be a better listener but both these guys have got too much age on them. We need to set up some new rules for U.S. President's in office. Let's say 50 to 60 max. age to be a president. Senility factor's are needed for world leaders. I'd also prefer military or congressional leaders who've been there and know the ramifications of spontaneous action that can lead to irreversible results. Folks we're looking at the entire World - not just the USA. NATO is a great think tank we don't include them in many world issues. Yes the USA is great but only if it works with Team Player's and much thought is given to each other's actions.

Yes there are plenty of bad guys in out world. Russia - China - North Korea and a few more. They are all too radical and way too unempathetic.

The USA used to be looked up to by other many Countries but nowadays they have to be wondering what in hell happen to us. Our current world wide operations seem that our government is now a one person (or a small group) who possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. This is dangerous.

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#1 Democracy

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#2 Republic

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