DONALD Trump slammed Republican senators voted to strip Confederate generals’ names from Army bases against his wishes.
GOP members of the Armed Services Committee reportedly rebelled against the President on Wednesday by supporting the move to rename these military facilities in a closed vote.
Roll Call reported that the voice vote was on an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act, which is an annual Pentagon policy bill.
It was suggested by Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, a former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate.
The bombshell news came just hours after Trump raged that he would “not even consider” renaming Forts Bragg, Hood, Lee, amongst other bases.
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