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struggle4progress

(118,278 posts)
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 12:29 AM Jun 2020

Some split from him, support removing monuments and renaming bases

Ledyard King, USA TODAY Published 6:49 p.m. ET June 11, 2020

... "If we're going to have bases throughout the United States, I think it should be with the names of individuals who fought for our country," South Dakota GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, a senior member of the committee, told reporters Thursday on Capitol Hill. "This is the right time for it. And I think it sends the right message" ...

... Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said he's not against renaming bases or removing statues as long as procedures are followed ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/06/11/confederate-statues-some-gop-lawmakers-break-president-trump/5343830002/



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Some split from him, support removing monuments and renaming bases (Original Post) struggle4progress Jun 2020 OP
Maybe they could rename a currently confederate named base captain queeg Jun 2020 #1
Possible new name base....Fort Gump Under The Radar Jun 2020 #2

captain queeg

(10,171 posts)
1. Maybe they could rename a currently confederate named base
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 12:50 AM
Jun 2020

Ft Trump, for a more up to date traitor/loser for those people who will miss the confederate names.

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
2. Possible new name base....Fort Gump
Fri Jun 12, 2020, 02:28 AM
Jun 2020

Well it is as accurate and historic as the fictional stories of supposed heros of the confederacy

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