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President Trump posted that he believes the Guardians and Commanders should return to their former names. Here's the Guardians' response.
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The president has sought to impose his political will on a variety of sports in the U.S. His threats to the Commanders and Guardians are the latest example.
The president threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders’ new stadium if the team did not bow to his demand.
President Donald J. Trump invents new outrages to chew up news cycles and turn the media away from Jeffrey Epstein. The latest: Sports team names.
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FOX 26 Houston on MSNPresident Trump wants Washington Commanders, Cleveland Guardians to change namesPresident 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.
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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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, which was considered offensive to Native Americans.
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.
P resident Donald Trump threatened the Washington Commanders football team, saying he will not facilitate a deal for the team's new stadium to be built in Washington, D.C., if it does not revert to its former name.
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday encouraging the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names.
Trump also said he wants the Cleveland Guardians to revert back to the Indians. Neither team has plans to change its name again.