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President Donald Trump contradicts his own 2013 tweet, saying that a president shouldn't concern themselves with the names of football teams as a means of distraction from America's "far bigger problems.
Washington’s NFL franchise used to be in the news all the time for reasons other than football. That seemed to have changed under new team ownership, but President Donald Trump’s remarks about the team name and possibly holding up a stadium deal are making waves just as training camp opens.
President Trump not only wants the Washington Redskin name restored, he's demanding the Cleveland Guardians go back to the Cleveland Indians.
President Trump can't unilaterally block a stadium deal for the Washington Commanders to return to DC. But he has ways he can try to intervene.
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History, it has been said, is written by the winners. President Donald Trump is working that lever of power again.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh roots for his president, he said, the same way he roots for his quarterback and his football team.
Washington, D.C., Council Chairman Phil Mendelson suggested he would have no issue with the Washington Commanders using the Redskins nickname again.
Terry Francona told reporters before a game in Washington that he was proud of Guardians owner Paul Dolan for pulling the trigger on the team's name change in 2021.