President Trump on Sunday referred to as on the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to alter their names again to the Redskins and Indians, respectively, saying “there is a big clamoring” to undo the rebranding of current years.
“The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ ought to IMMEDIATELY change their identify again to the Washington Redskins Soccer Workforce. There’s a massive clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of many six authentic baseball groups, with a storied previous,” Trump posted on Fact Social.
“Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. 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!!!”
D.C.’s NFL crew introduced in July 2020 it was retiring the Redskins identify and emblem after an inner overview. For practically two years, it was often called the “Washington Football Team,” and, in February 2022, the crew rebranded because the Commanders.
“Redskin” is a racial slur for Native People.
Equally, Cleveland’s MLB crew dropped the identify “Indians” after greater than a century following the 2021 season.
A Washington Publish ballot in April discovered a majority of Washington soccer followers weren’t pleased with that crew’s new identify.
Earlier this month, Trump advised a reporter that he wouldn’t personally have modified the identify however recommended he was open to the identify “Commanders” if the crew does effectively.
“I wouldn’t have changed the name,” Trump stated, when requested whether or not he thinks the crew ought to change its identify again. “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,” the president added.
Final season, the Commanders made it to the NFC Championship Recreation for the primary time since 1991.
