(Texas Scorecard) – Speaking at a recent event at Fort Bragg, President Donald Trump announced his intention to reverse the renaming of several U.S. military installations, including Texas’ Fort Cavazos, restoring their original names.
“For a little breaking news,” Trump said, “we are also going to be restoring the names to Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Brucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee. We won a lot of battles out of those forts. It’s no time to change.”
“I’m superstitious, you know? I’d like to keep it going,” he added.
Fort Hood—renamed Fort Cavazos in 2023—had been one of nine U.S. Army posts renamed after a federal commission recommended removing Confederate-linked names. The installation was renamed in honor of Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos, a decorated Korean and Vietnam War veteran and the first Hispanic four-star general in U.S. Army history.
Trump had previously opposed the renaming effort during his first term, vetoing the legislation that created the Naming Commission in 2020. Congress overrode his veto, however, and the commission’s recommendations were later implemented under President Joe Biden.
Fort Hood, established in 1942 and named after Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood, remains one of the largest military installations in the world. It has grown to occupy 340 square miles and is home to around 34,500 military personnel and their families, 5,000 contractors, and 4,000 civilian employees.
Trump’s speech notably took place at Fort Bragg, which had its own name restored earlier this year following his return to office. Bragg had originally been named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg, and then renamed Fort Liberty by the Biden administration. Earlier this year, the Bragg named was restored but this time for PFC Roland L. Bragg, a World War II paratrooper and a hero of the Battle of the Bulge.