Trump threatens to block Commanders DC move if team doesn’t change name to Redskins

Published July 20, 2025 4:10pm ET



President Donald Trump again threatened to intervene in the Washington Commanders‘ stadium deal, this time if the team does not revert to its previous name.

Trump twice on Sunday rallied on Truth Social against the Commanders and Cleveland Guardians for changing their names but threatened in his second post later in the day to block a possible stadium deal if the Commanders do not change their name back to the Redskins, a Native American slur.

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