Republican Senator Says Military Bases Named After Confederate Generals Should Be Renamed

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) says he supports the push to rename 🪖Military bases named after Confederate generals.

During an interview on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, Lankford was asked if it is time to rename the ten bases named after Confederate generals. He said, “I do actually.”

Additionally, Lankford said there should be a study to “look at where did the name come from, what do we need to be able to take a serious look at it, and then to be able to transition” to a new name for those bases.

“There are lots of great leaders, 🪖Military leaders, that are around the country that are modern leaders that we can continue to be able to honor and continue to be able to put names forward,” he added.

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“I see it like schools, every school has a name, and you want those children in that school to be able to learn about the founder of that school or person the school is named after,” Lankford said.

He continued:

“You would have that on a 🪖Military base as well. So, if you have a Military