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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.

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Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
Trump says NFL’s Washington Commanders must change name. But do Americans agree?
It wasn’t a ‘woke’ decision to change the Washington football team’s name. It was a business call
It wasn’t “wokeness” that led to that moment. It was capitalism.

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Trump likes renaming people, places and things. He’s not the first to deploy that perk of power
White House says President Trump is serious about wanting the Commanders to revert to Redskins
Donald Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch their name back
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday the president’s comments were not a joke.

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Trump Makes Ominous Threat To Washington Commanders
Trump threatens to block stadium build over 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.

White House says Donald Trump is serious about wanting the Commanders to revert to Redskins

Trump posted on social media on Sunday that he wanted to see the Commanders and Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardians return to Native American names that each team abandoned years ago.

Trump likes renaming people, places and things. He's not the first to deploy that perk of power

President Donald Trump wears a hat with the slogan "Gulf of America - Yet Another Trump Development" as he speaks to the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., and on to Florida, July 1, 2025, in Washington. Credit: AP/Mark Schiefelbein

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.

Trump floats 'restriction' for Commanders if they fail to ditch nickname in favor of Redskins return

President Donald Trump threatened to put a "restriction" on the Washington Commanders' plans to build a new stadium in D.C. over refusal to revert back to their old name.

Trump’s Guardians-Indians distraction tactic strikes out; Clevelanders just aren’t buying it

Donald Trump recently attempted to revive the Cleveland Indians name change controversy, claiming Native Americans want the former name restored. But according to Native American community members and local reaction,
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