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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.
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins.
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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.
Trump threatened on Sunday to hold up a stadium deal for Washington’s NFL team if it does not change its name back to the Washington Redskins. He also urged Cleveland’s baseball team to revert to its previous name, noting that there was a “big clamoring” for both name changes.
Jason Buck, a Super Bowl champ and defensive end in Washington, wants to meet with Donald Trump to get the NFL franchise's old team name back.
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Irish Star on MSNDonald Trump accused of using 'petty' NFL threat to distract from Epstein filesThe U.S. President has made clear his feelings on the NFL franchise's decision to drop 'Redskins' from its name in 2020 and is keen for them to revert back to their original moniker
President Trump, in a social media post over the weekend, called on the Commanders to “immediately” change the team name back to the Redskins, and said he “may put a restriction” on the stadium deal if ownership does not comply.
Residents had some strong opinions about President Donald Trump's most-recent insertion into the Washington Commanders' attempt to return to D.C.