Twitter drags Julián Castro for suggesting military bases be named after Latinos – By Sarah Martinez (MySA) / April 14 2021
“Reporting for duty at Fort Walter Mercado!”
Julián Castro took to Twitter to advocate for better representation for Latinos, but some users think maybe he should sit this one out.
On Tuesday, April 14, Castro retweeted an NBC Latino article about Latino congressional members, including Rep. Joaquin Castro, calling for an army base to be named after a Latino military hero. It was their way of pushing for more recognition of Hispanics in the military.
The former San Antonio mayor and HUD secretary echoed that push, questioning why the U.S. has military bases named after Confederates and not after Latinos.
“That must change,” his tweet concluded.
Why in the world do we still have military assets named for Confederates but almost zero named for Latinos? That must change. https://t.co/tj1IopO11g
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) April 13, 2021
