On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to treasonous Americans.

President-elect Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to restore the names of Confederate generals on nine southern Army bases that were removed since his first administration.

Southern Democrats fought the American Civil War to protect slavery from President Abraham Lincoln and the newly-formed Republican Party. No honest person who has reviewed and taught the relevant evidence would dispute as much.