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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.
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 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.
President Trump is demanding that Washington’s NFL team and Cleveland’s MLB franchise return to their former names — and threatening to block the Commanders’ stadium deal if they don’t. The Morning Joe panel reacts and discusses the broader strategy possibly at play.
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