US Edition
Trump Threatens Stadium Deal to Force Commanders and Guardians to Revert to Former Names
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, JUL 21 – Donald Trump threatens to block a $3.7 billion Washington Commanders stadium deal unless the team reverts to its former name, the Redskins, citing support from some Native American groups.
- President Donald Trump demanded on Sunday morning that the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians return to their former names.
- Trump's call followed the Washington NFL team abandoning the Redskins name in 2020 and Cleveland MLB team's 2022 change from Indians to Guardians amid broader Native imagery retirements.
- Trump defended the Redskins name as favored by many people of Indian heritage and criticized cancel culture for changing the team names, urging the Commanders’ owners to "GET IT DONE!!!".
- He emphasized a "big clamoring" for the Redskins name to return and described the Cleveland Indians as a "great team" with heritage being "systematically taken away" from Indian people.
- The demand highlights ongoing tensions over Native American names in sports and may affect the $3.7 billion deal for a new Commanders stadium at the RFK site in Washington, D.C.
444 Articles
444 Articles
Here’s how involved Trump can get in the Commanders stadium deal
President Donald Trump expressed unprompted displeasure at the name of the NFL’s Washington Commanders on Sunday. He threatened to pull the team’s stadium deal in Washington, D.C., if they don’t change it back to the Washington Redskins. Trump wants the…
Trump threatens Washington Commanders’ stadium deal over team name
President Trump called on the NFL’s Washington Commanders to change their name back to the Washington Redskins on Sunday and threatened to upend the team’s deal for a new stadium if they didn’t. Trump’s actual ability to impede the stadium deal is unclear. Former President Joe Biden signed a law in January that transferred ownership of the land for the new facility from the federal government to the District of Columbia. Currently, construction …
'MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN': Trump threatens Washington Commanders' stadium deal over woke name change
President Donald Trump may have just put the new Washington Commanders stadium on ice before construction has even started.On Sunday, Trump referred to the NFL team as the Washington "Whatever's" in a Truth Social post that has billions of dollars' worth of implications.The Commanders have plans to bring the team back to D.C. with a new $2.7 billion venue that Trump, the NFL, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) gushed over in May when they announce…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
