Trump demands Washington Commanders switch back to ‘Redskins’ name—and threatens to scupper stadium deal if they don’t

Trump also said on Sunday that he wanted to return the baseball team in Cleveland to its former name, the Indians, saying that there was “a great screaming for this.”

Washington leaders and Clevelands Jersheers have had their current names since 2022 seasons and both said they had no plans to change them.

Trump said that the football team in Washington would be “more valuable” if it regains its old name.

“I may put restrictions on them that if they do not change the name to the original” Washington Redzkins “, and get rid of the funny title, I will not take a deal for them to build a stadium in Washington.”

His recent interest in changing the name reflects his broader efforts to decline the changes that followed a national debate on cultural sensitivity and ethnic justice. The team announced that it will drop the name Redskins and the Head Head logo in 2020 during a broader account with regular racism and police brutality.

The leaders and the Colombia Province government announced a deal earlier this year to build a new home for the Football team on the site The Old RFK Stadium, the place where the privilege called for more than three decades.

Trump’s ability to suspend the deal remains. President Joe Biden signed a draft law in January, the transfer of the land from the federal government to the province of Colombia.

The ruling was part of the short -term spending bill approved by congress in December. While the residents of the capital elect a mayor, the city council and the commissioners to manage daily operations, Congress maintains the city’s budget control.

Josh Harris, who bought his group leaders from the former owner Dan Sneider in 2023, said earlier this year that the name was here to stay. It was not long ago that Harris assumed speculation about returning to the red, saying that this would not happen. The team did not immediately respond to a request for comment after Trump’s statement.

The Washington team in Boston in its capacity began the Red Indians in 1933 before moving to the country’s capital after four years.

Chris Antonite, head of the Cleveland Jersires Operations, said before Sunday against athletics that there were no plans to reconsider the change of name.

He said: “We understand that there are different views about the decision we made a few years ago, but it is clear that it is a decision we made. We have had the opportunity to build a brand as guardians over the past four years, and we are excited about the future before us.”

Cleveland announced in December 2020 that it would drop the Indians. It announced the shift to guardians in July 2021. In 2018, the team gradually disposed of “Chief Wahoo” as a basic logo.

The name changes have their share of supporters and critics as part of national discussions about slogans and names that are racist.

Trump released on Sunday afternoon that “the owner of the Cleveland team of Bibsol, Doulan, who is very politician, lost three consecutive elections due to this ridiculous change.

Doulan, the son of the late Larry Doulan, died, he no longer had a role with guardians. He managed the team’s charitable endeavors until 2016.

Doulan was a candidate for the Senate elections in Ohio in 2022 and 24, but he lost.

Washington and Cleveland participated in something else. David Blezer is a member of the Harris Royal Group with leaders and holds the minority share in the guardians.