Trump, RFK Stadium and Washington Commanders
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Despite the looming threat from President Donald Trump to delay the development of a new stadium, the Washington Commanders are one step closer to returning to
"I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,'" the president said.
On Thursday, the National Indians Health Board released the following statement on President Donald Trump's call for the Washington NFL team to change its name back to "Redsk!ns, a term considered as
President Donald Trump threatened the Washington Commanders, stating he will not facilitate a deal for their new stadium if the team does not change its name.
President Trump isn't kidding around with his new threat to the NFL's Washington Commanders, the White House says.
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Washington Commanders GM Adam Peters made clearthat he doesn’t expect any of that sort of outside conversation to interfere with their real jobs.
Trump demanded that the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians revert to their old names in a series of posts on his social media platform, Truth Social.
Washington's NFL franchise is no stranger to controversy and name debates. Here's why the Commanders changed their name and why they can't go back.