George Conway’s The Lincoln Project is calling out President Donald Trump’s refusal to discuss renaming U.S. Military bases honoring leaders of the Confederacy.
The Lincoln Project released a statement on Wednesday in response to Trump’s tweets doubling down on his refusal to rename military bases named after Confederate leaders.
Labeling him “the Confederacy’s second president,” the group lambasted the president for his stance and his latest actions.
“We never imagined when we named our initiative to defeat the re-election of Donald J. Trump, The Lincoln Project, that the president would go as far as honoring the Confederate Generals who fought against the United States of America to preserve slavery and uphold white supremacy,” the statement reads.
The statement continues, “For all intents and purposes, Donald Trump today became the Confederacy’s second president.” the Lincoln Project wrote, adding, “We cannot allow this.”
Today @realDonaldTrump became the Confederacy’s second president.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 10, 2020
Our full statement: pic.twitter.com/p7PaeZdKWc
The Lincoln Project has vowed to continue its commitment in the fight against Trump’s re-election.
The Lincoln Project’s latest statement follows Trump’s series of tweets condemning the discussions about the removal of Confederate history elements from public honor.
It has been suggested that we should rename as many as 10 of our Legendary Military Bases, such as Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Benning in Georgia, etc. These Monumental and very Powerful Bases have become part of a Great American Heritage, and a…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2020
…history of Winning, Victory, and Freedom. The United States of America trained and deployed our HEROES on these Hallowed Grounds, and won two World Wars. Therefore, my Administration will not even consider the renaming of these Magnificent and Fabled Military Installations…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2020
…Our history as the Greatest Nation in the World will not be tampered with. Respect our Military!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2020
In response to Trump’s tweets, the Lincoln Project referred to its previous advertisement which highlighted the Confederate flag. The group challenged the display of the flag and questioned its association with Trump.
The Republican political action committee reposted its video on Wednesday with a new comment following Trump’s series of tweets condemning the idea of removing Confederate leaders from places of public honor.
📺 No American should celebrate traitorous Generals whose actions resulted in the deaths of 620,000+ Americans.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 11, 2020
Trump is keeping their names on our installations and we're demanding that those names be removed.
Sign our petition: https://t.co/w1xQuYZcrF pic.twitter.com/3gqtMQ5JzH
Despite Trump’s opposition, many businesses and organizations have opted to denounce the Confederate flag. Confederate statues are also being taken down in states across the country.
