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Trump vows bases named for Confederate leaders ‘will not be changing’
The president's comments come as lawmakers move closed to forcing defense officials to make the name changes.
Fight over Confederate base names unsettled even after lawmakers back changes
Both the House and Senate have passed measures to force name changes, but that plan still could be changed in coming weeks.
Trump argues Confederate base names, battle flags should stay
In an interview with Fox News, Trump rejected the idea of the Confederate flag as a symbol of racism.
Confederate flag displays off limits on US Forces Japan installations
"We cannot and will not tolerate a symbol that incites this sort of division among us.”
Neller regrets failure to ban Confederate battle flag during his time as commandant
"I will regret that failure to act for as long as I live.”
By Philip Athey