Trump Threatens to Block Stadium Deal Unless Washington Commanders Restores Old Name

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would block a stadium deal for the Washington Commanders unless the National Football League (NFL) team returns to its former name, the “Washington Redskins.” The team dropped the “Redskins” name in 2020 after criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans, rebranding as the Washington Football Team and later adopting the name Washington Commanders in 2022. “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this,” Trump stated in a Truth Social post. In a subsequent post, Trump said the team would be “much more valuable” if it reverted to its original name and warned of potential restrictions if the team refused to do so....