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.

President Trump posted that he believes the Guardians and Commanders should return to their former names. Here's the Guardians' response.

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.

The president threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders’ new stadium if the team did not bow to his demand.

President Donald Trump has threatened the Washington Commanders football team, stating 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.

The president has called for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their own names, writing 'Make Indians Great Again'

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.

If Trump kills the deal over the team changing its name, he'd be doing the right thing but in perhaps the most corrupt possible way.

President Donald Trump put the pressure on the team owners of the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in a post on social media.

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 also said he wants the Cleveland Guardians to revert back to the Indians. Neither team has plans to change its name again.