… premier leadership institution of the world, and I'm living in a barracks named after a Confederate general. And if it were named anything differently, then I wouldn't have that perspective. We shouldn't be changing names. We should be honoring our past and honoring how far we've come together as a nation. And so when I think about just that truncated period of time to me, 20 years ago playing football at West Point and going to the Army Navy game, and then 20 years later, I'm standing next to President Trump singing the national anthem. (10:42–10:49)
CLAIM
Asserts that names of historical significance should not be changed and should honor the past.
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