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Commanders, Guardians name changes were years in the making: Timeline of key events
Trump said in a social media post on July 20 that the Guardians and the Commanders, each playing their fourth season under their new names in 2025, should revert back to their old names.

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Trump calls for Commanders, Guardians to reverse name changes
Trump calls for name reversals of NFL's Commanders, baseball's Guardians
Donald Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch their name back
President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington’s NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans.

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The history of Native American sports name changes, from the Obama era to Trump's latest comments
Trump calls for Commanders to use original nickname, threatens stadium deal
Trump wants Cleveland Guardians to change nickname. The team's president, a CT native, responds
"We've gotten the opportunity to build the brand as the Guardians over the last four years and are excited about the future," Antonetti said.

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Reactions to President Trump's demand that the Commanders change their name
Trump Threatens to Hold Up Stadium Deal Unless Washington NFL Team Changes Back to Its Racist Name
Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.
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President Trump wants Washington Commanders, Cleveland Guardians to change names
President Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for the Washington Commanders if they don't restore their old name of the Redskins. He also wants the Cleveland Guardians to go back to their former name.
Trump Urges Washington and Cleveland Sports Teams to Revert to Former Names
The president threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders’ new stadium if the team did not bow to his demand.
Trump Demands That Washington Commanders Revert to Old Name or Lose D.C. Stadium Deal
The president has called for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their own names, writing 'Make Indians Great Again'
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Trump demands Commanders, Guardians restore old names, threatens to derail D.C. stadium deal
President Trump said he may move to block the Washington Commanders' new stadium as he called on the NFL team and also MLB's Cleveland Guardians to restore their old names. The big picture: The Commanders changed their name from the Washington Redskins and the Guardians from the Cleveland Indians in the wake of an anti-racism movement that swept the U.
Trump says Washington Commanders, Cleveland Guardians should revert to old names
The Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians have had their names for three years now, and neither team intends to change them. Owner of the Commanders, Josh Harris, who took over in 2023, said earlier this year that the rebranded name would remain.
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Cleveland Guardians fans share thoughts on Trump's call to restore former name
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday encouraging the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names.
Why did the Commanders change their name? President Trump urges Washington to switch back
Washington's NFL franchise is no stranger to controversy and name debates. Here's why the Commanders changed their name and why they can't go back.
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Trump urges Washington Commanders, Cleveland Guardians to restore old names
President Donald Trump urged the Cleveland Guardians to revert to its former name, the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Commanders to go back to being called the Redskins.
Trump threatens NFL stadium deal unless Washington Commanders change name back to Redskins
President Donald Trump called for the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians to revert to their original names — the Redskins and the Indians, respectively — during a recent Truth Social rant (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Trump threatens to hold up DC stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
Trump also said he wants the Cleveland Guardians to revert back to the Indians. Neither team has plans to change its name again.
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