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Residents had some strong opinions about President Donald Trump's most-recent insertion into the Washington Commanders' attempt to return to D.C.
Von Miller accidentally uses the Washington Commanders' old name when talking bout the franchise amid Donald Trump's stadium threat.
The Washington franchise has changed away from its nickname twice, first changing from Redskins in 2020 before its most recent change to Commanders in 2022. After retiring the Redskins name and logo, the team adopted the temporary moniker of the Washington Football Team, using the same branding and uniforms from before, sans Redskins insignia.
I think too big of a deal was made about the old names of the Commanders and the Guardians. But I also think Trump needs to stay out of it.
From 1937 to 2019, the NFL franchise in Washington was known as the "Redskins," and if the Commanders don't switch back to that name, Trump said he "won't make a deal" for them to build a new stadium.
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President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.
President Donald Trump is threatening the Commanders' NFL stadium deal if the team does not change its name back to the "Redskins," according to a recent post.
On Truth Social, the president demands the team go back to its racist Redskins name, or risk losing a new stadium. Can he actually claw it back?
A day after Donald Trump threatened to hold up a deal for a new football stadium in the nation's capital if the Washington Commanders did not go back to the name Redskins, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president's comments were not a joke.
The Commanders say they are not paying attention to President Donald Trump's comments about the team's nickname and moving back to Washington.