White House hails ‘beautiful’ prospect of new Commanders stadium bearing Trump’s name

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt seemingly fueled speculation on Saturday that the new Washington Commanders stadium could be named after President Donald Trump, calling the prospect “beautiful.”

Leavitt was responding to an ESPN report that revealed discussions have taken place between the White House and the Commanders ownership group about having the NFL team’s new, nearly $4 billion stadium in Washington, D.C., bear Trump’s name. While Trump has not spoken publicly about such a desire, a senior White House source told the outlet “It’s what the president wants, and it will probably happen.”

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