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Pete Hegseth: “We're looking at erasing history, erasing names, erasing…”

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Senator Pete Hegseth Defends Military Base Renaming and Budget Strategy

Published | Video Starts at 01:50

Ask enough of them, as I do all the time, before and later. And we recognize the service of those who were put into the replacement. No one's disputing that. I would never dispute that. What We're looking at erasing history, erasing names, erasing base names that service members are tied to. Talk to people that serve at Bragg. Ask people that serve at Fort Bragg or Fort Benning if they like the fact that the names have been returned. (01:50–01:58)

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Asserts that renaming military bases erases history and names tied to service members.

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