Trump wants NFL's Commanders to revert to Redskins, threatens Washington D.C. stadium deal
Drop Commanders and 'immediately' revert the name of Washington's NFL team to Redskins or face holdups in a bid to build a new stadium in D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the team's ownership on Sunday.
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In the same Truth Social post, he also urged the owners of MLB's Cleveland Guardians to restore the club's name of more than 100 years, the Indians, saying he's heard 'a big clamouring' for both name changes.
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Both clubs have used their current monikers since their respective 2022 seasons, having elected to abandon terms and branding that were offensive to Native American people. Redskin, in particular, is considered 'an insulting and contemptuous term for an American Indian,' as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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On Sunday morning, Trump first said that the 'Washington 'Whatever's'' and Cleveland should act swiftly and return to their former branding because the country's 'great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen.'
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( @realDonaldTrump - Truth Social Post )
( Donald J. Trump - Jul 20, 2025, 10:17 AM ET )
The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the… pic.twitter.com/jJWzmlO2ty
— Fan Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) July 20, 2025
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'Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense,' he wrote, adding, 'Owners, get it done!'
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In the post, Trump incorrectly referred to Cleveland as home to one of the six original baseball teams. While Cleveland did have a team in the early days of the National League, before the MLB was formed in 1902, it came after the original eight-team circuit debuted in 1876.
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When Cleveland joined the American League in 1900, they were known as the Lakeshores, before becoming the Naps in 1902, in honour of player-manager Napoleon 'Nap' Lajoie. After his departure in 1914, club owner Charles Somers asked local sports scribes to help him rename the team, and they chose Indians.
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After his earlier thought had 'totally blown up, but only in a very positive way,' Trump later hinted that he may insert himself into the ongoing process for the club to secure a new stadium at the site of RFK Stadium, its former home of three-plus decades.
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