{"id":2450455,"date":"2025-06-22T11:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-is-doomed-to-repeat-history-if-statues-are-removed-hunt\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T11:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:43:07","slug":"u-s-is-doomed-to-repeat-history-if-statues-are-removed-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-is-doomed-to-repeat-history-if-statues-are-removed-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. is &#8216;doomed to repeat&#8217; history if statues are removed: Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-is-doomed-to-repeat-history-if-statues-are-removed-hunt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2450455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent appearance on &#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher,&#8221; Representative wesley Hunt (R-TX) expressed his support for maintaining Confederate statues and namesakes as historical reminders of the past. he argued that changing these names would lead too a loss of memory about the country&#8217;s history,which could result in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeating past mistakes<\/a>. Hunt shared his personal experience as a Black graduate of West Point, reflecting on the meaning of walking through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/removal-of-confederate-names-could-affect-hundreds-of-sites\/\" title=\"Removal of Confederate ... Could Affect Hundreds of Sites\">barracks named<\/a> after Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He emphasized that the United States has evolved considerably since those times, and that rather than removing such memorials, society should harness them as learning tools. Hunt also commented on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-facing-calls-to-clarify-tax-plan-ahead-of-second-gop-debate\/\" title=\"DeSantis urged to clarify tax plan before second GOP debate.\">broader societal implications<\/a> of erasing historical figures and their legacies, suggesting it is a form of regression rather than progress. Additionally, he noted President Trump&#8217;s efforts to retain the historical names of military bases, which have been controversial in recent years.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wesley Hunt warns US is &lsquo;doomed to repeat&rsquo; history if statues are removed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2151976\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-wesley-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Wesley Hunt\">Wesley Hunt<\/a> (R-TX) advocated for keeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-washington-briefing\/2711011\/army-removes-confederate-memorial-put-up-in-1914-from-arlington-national-cemetery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Wesley Hunt\">Confederate statues<\/a> and namesakes to remember how far the United States has evolved from its history.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt defended such memorials while on<em> Real Time with Bill Maher<\/em> Friday night. Host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-maher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Maher<\/a> asked what he thought of such tributes as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plan-to-rename-confederate-base-names-moves-forward\/\" title=\"Plan To Rename Confederate Base ... Moves Forward\">black graduate<\/a> of West Point, where he lived in the barracks named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, who fought on behalf of the states that were seceding from the Union over the subject of slavery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3450100\/democrats-intelligence-committees-not-briefed-us-bombs-iran\/\">Democrats on intelligence committees not briefed before Trump ordered Iran strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3450068\/aoc-other-democrats-float-impeachment-after-trump-strikes-iran\/\">AOC and other Democrats float impeachment after Trump strikes Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3450000\/republicans-split-over-trump-decision-bomb-iran\/\">Early reaction shows Republicans split over Trump&#8217;s decision to bomb Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll never forget walking under the threshold of Robert E. Lee barracks and thinking to myself, d*** this is one hell of a country because only in America can someone like me walk into a building named after a Confederate general and then be a successful West Point graduate,&rdquo; Hunt said. &ldquo;If we start changing the names on buildings, then every single building would be named Jesus Christ based on perfection.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are not defined by the names on buildings or the faces carved in stone, we are defined by our unwavering resolve to fulfill the promise of America.<\/p>\n<p>Tearing down statues and erasing history to appease a loud minority isn&rsquo;t progress, it&rsquo;s regression. Because when we erase&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s98DpMPecH\">pic.twitter.com\/s98DpMPecH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesleyHuntTX\/status\/1936528125376012506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do not want to take down these statues and change the names of these buildings because they&rsquo;re a reminder of what was, and if we don&rsquo;t remember it, we are doomed to repeat it,&rdquo; Hunt said.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has led an effort to maintain the historical names of several military bases. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3436583\/trump-announces-base-renaming-flag-burning-crackdown-fort-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Fort Bragg\">Fort Bragg<\/a>, for example, which has been in operation since 1918, was briefly renamed Fort Liberty during the Biden administration. &ldquo;Bragg&rdquo; originally referred to Confederate general Braxton Bragg, which was controversial and ultimately caused the fort to be renamed in 2023. However, earlier this year, the Trump administration restored the Fort Bragg name, which now refers to Private First Class Roland L. Bragg, who was stationed at the fort during World War II.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3436583\/trump-announces-base-renaming-flag-burning-crackdown-fort-bragg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP ANNOUNCES BASE RENAMING AND FLAG BURNING CRACKDOWN DURING FORT BRAGG RALLY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other restored names include Fort Pickett, Fort Hood, Fort Gordon, Fort Rucker, Fort Polk, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, is fresh from celebrating the 250th anniversary of the military with a parade. 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