Trump tells Washington NFL team to revert to ‘Redskins' name
The US president said sports teams that had changed names to avoid offending Native Americans in recent years should readopt their former branding. He said there was 'a big clamouring for this'.
'The Washington 'Whatever's' should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team,' he wrote on Truth Social.
Later, Trump threatened to block the Commanders' application to build a new stadium in Washington and said his campaign was called Miga, or Make Indians Great Again.
'I may put a restriction on them that if they don't change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders,' I won't make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,' he wrote in a second post on Truth Social.
'The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone. Cleveland should do the same with the Cleveland Indians. The Owner of the Cleveland Baseball Team, Matt Dolan, who is very political, has lost three Elections in a row because of that ridiculous name change. What he doesn't understand is that if he changed the name back to the Cleveland Indians, he might actually win an Election. Indians are being treated very unfairly. MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN (MIGA)!'
The Washington Commanders changed their name during the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd in 2020 when sports teams came under pressure from sponsors to ditch culturally insensitive names and logos.
For two years, the NFL team, which last won a Super Bowl in 1992, went without a name before they were rebranded the 'Commanders' in 2022.
The team has replaced its logo, which previously showed the head of a native American wearing feathers, with a large 'W'.
While some teams have changed their names because of protests from fans, including the Cleveland Indians — a baseball team that became the Cleveland Guardians — others have refused to bow to pressure.
The Kansas City Chiefs, one of the most successful NFL teams in recent years whose players include Travis Kelce, boyfriend of Taylor Swift, have rejected demands from Native American groups to change their name.
The Chiefs' fans often perform a 'tomahawk chop', waving their arms to mimic a Native American warrior. But fans were banned from attending games daubed in face paint and wearing headdresses in 2020.
After a former Washington Commanders player called on his old team to return to its original name, Trump endorsed his campaign and urged other owners of sports teams to follow suit.
'Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen,' he wrote.
'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. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!'
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