The Republican-led Senate Armed Services Committee has approved a new amendment that would require military bases named after Confederate soldiers to change -- setting senators on a collision course with President Trump.
, D-Mass., was added to the 2021 Defense Authorization Bill by a committee vote behind closed doors Wednesday night. It gives the Department of Defense three years to implement new names for installations bearing the names of Confederate soldiers, and also requires the Pentagon to removeEarlier on Wednesday, Trump -- responding to the U.S.
During a press conference Wednesday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president would not sign a defense reauthorization bill that included the requirement for bases to change their names. "Seriously failed presidential candidate, Senator Elizabeth 'Pocahontas' Warren, just introduced an Amendment on the renaming of many of our legendary Military Bases from which we trained to WIN two World Wars," Trump tweeted."Hopefully our great Republican Senators won't fall for this!"
In this screen grab from a video, Sen. Mike Rounds, speaks on the Senate floor about at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 4, 2020.Sen. Mike Rounds, R- S.D., serves on the Armed Services Committee and said Thursday he believes changing the name of bases would be a"step in the right direction." The most powerful Republican in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, also signaled he could support the changes. During a press conference Thursday he said he was"not opposed" to the idea.On Thursday, he tweeted,"THOSE THAT DENY THEIR HISTORY ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT!""I oppose the amendment, I voted no on it, and I spoke against it in the committee and voiced my reservations for it," said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, who chairs the Senate Armed Services committee, indicated he would try to weaken the language approved by his committee Wednesday.
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