Trump says he'll veto bill over renaming bases honoring Confederates

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Washington — President Trump threatened to veto this year's $740 billion annual defense policy bill over a provision that requires the Department of Defense to rename bases and other military assets named for Confederate leaders, he said late Tuesday.

Mr. Trump took aim at the amendment to the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) offered by Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, which would require the Pentagon to change the names of 10 Army bases named for Confederate generals. Warren's measure also extends to other military assets named for the Confederate officers and requires the Defense Department to remove names, symbols, displays and monuments that commemorate the Confederacy within three years.

"I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth 'Pocahontas' Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to the renaming (plus other bad things!) of Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars, is in the Bill!" he tweeted.

Warren's amendment to the annual defense spending bill was approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee by voice vote last month. But White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany effectively issued a veto threat when asked following approval of the measure whether Mr. Trump would sign legislation that requires changing the names of Defense Department facilities named for Confederate leaders.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-says-he-ll-veto-bill-over-renaming-bases-honoring-confederates/ar-BB16cN7C?li=BBnb4R7&ocid=DELLDHP

So he will not fund our military because he's worried about dead traitors?

[bronxiteforever]

1. Kick and recommend for visibility

[dhill926]

2. his statement is offensive on so many levels...

in other words...par for the course...

[still_one]

3. Because trump thinks it is important to honor slave owners

[HotTeaBag]

4. No, he won't.

If it gets through the Senate he'll sign it.

But, it will never get through Mitch's Senate so he knows it's an empty threat made only to make his base scream 'FUCK YEAH !!!", or whatever it is that they scream.

[shockey80]

5. When I hear Trump says, I stop listening.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. WH is headquarters for the KKK, everybody knows it and GOP is fine with it.

[SoonerPride]

7. Good. I double dog dare him to do it.

[struggle4progress]

8. That wind is gone, Colonel Don

[Goodheart]

9. So he's saying we wouldn't have won the World Wars if the bases hadn't been named for Confederates?

Gee... they couldn't win their own war with their own words, bodies, and military leadership, but their very names have so much power!

[Nevilledog]

10. His base

[LastDemocratInSC]

11. He's the second president of the Confederate States of America.

[chriscan64]

12. At least he sticks up for some country's troops.

Our current troops bore him, but he can get worked up into a froth over removing the statue of Beauregard T. Peckerwood, Esquire.

[LastDemocratInSC]

13. He's the second president of the Confederacy.

I heard that a few days ago. I think it was Steve Schmidt.

He also said Trump is the spawn of Charles Lindberg and George Wallace.