There is no doubt that Donald Trump's presidency is very personal and usually generates controversies from nothing. Now has threatened with delay or somehow prevent the agreement for the construction of the new Washington Commanders stadium if the team does not recover its old name of 'Redskins'. Recall that this year the NFL franchise and the Columbia district government announced an investment of 3.7 billion dollars to build a new enclosure on the same land that has occupied the RFK Stadium.
The fact is that President Trump suggested this weekend that he could “impose a restriction” to the team if they do not attend to his request. He said on his 'truth social' platform that The Commanders would be “much more valuable” if they restored their old namewhich is considered offensive to the Native Americans and it was changed in 2020. The thing was not there, because he also asked the baseball team Cleveland Guardians resume their old denomination and be the Indians again.
This would be the new Commanders stadium.
“Washington's 'whatever' they should immediately change their name to Washington Redskins Football Team”Trump wrote. The Indians, one of the six original MLB teams, are also included in their request. “Our great Indian people, in large numbers, want this to happen. Their inheritance and prestige are being systematically snatched. The times are different now that three or four years ago. We are a country of passion and common sense owners, do it! ”, Said the president.
The president even threatened with reprisals if his request is not attended: “They could impose a restriction: if they do not change the original name to 'Washington Redskins' and eliminate the ridiculous nickname 'Washington Commanders', I will not make any treatment to build a stadium in Washington “wrote.
The latter would not be simple, because the former president Joe Biden signed a bill In January which I usually on the RFK Stadium was transferred from the Federal Government to the Columbia district. In fact, Trump even seemed a good idea to build the new stadium and praised the owner of the franchise.
