President Trump was introduced by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, where the president kicked off a week of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army's creation. The president praised soldiers of the U.S. Army for their commitment to the nation. He also announced his administration would be restoring the names of several U.S. military forts, including Fort Hood, Fort Pickett, Fort A.P. Hill, and Fort Robert E. Lee. Moreover, the president briefly spoke about the protests taking place in Los Angeles following Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids of undocumented immigrants, calling the protests a "full-on assault on peace" and the protesters "animals."