Donald Trump: I wouldn't have changed team name to Washington Commanders
While the Commanders have a strong sense of identity right now, there was a time in recent history where the team name was quite controversial. Some never wanted to change the name at all. Others felt like the team's temporary change to the Washington Football Team should have been made permanent, while others hated it.
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After two years of being known as the WFT, the team finally had a more permanent identity when they became the Commanders, which included jersey changes and an all-new logo. Since then, the Commanders' colors, logo, and name have all grown on fans in D.C.
Yet, the current president isn't a fan. At all. In fact, he says he never even would have changed the name in the first place.
'You want me to make a controversial statement? I wouldn't have changed the name. It just doesn't have the same, it doesn't have the same ring to me. But, you know, winning can make everything sound good. So if they win, all of a sudden the Commanders sounds good, but I wouldn't have changed the name.'
Donald Trump on Washington Commanders
Trump is right by saying that winning can cure a lot of ills. Once the Commanders added Jayden Daniels to the roster, fans have since witnessed their starting quarterback develop into a superstar right in front of their eyes.
The new-look Commanders are coming off a trip to the NFC Conference Championship, so complaints are hard to find in Washington right now. Yet, if the team continued experiencing turmoil, perhaps more fans would voice a similar opinion to the one Trump recently shared.
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