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Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don’t switch back to Redskins
President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.
President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his call for the Washington Commanders to change their name back to the “Redskins,” threatening to restrict the NFL team’s stadium deal if they don’t, though it’s unclear how he would be able to.
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Trump floats 'restriction' for Commanders if they fail to ditch nickname in favor of Redskins return
President Donald Trump threatened to put a "restriction" on the Washington Commanders' plans to build a new stadium in D.C. over refusal to revert back to their old name.
President Donald Trump has called for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to change their names back to the Redskins and Indians.
The Washington Commanders will retire Art Monk's No. 81 jersey, one of the highest honors for the Hall of Fame WR. The ceremony is set for the Nov. 2 home game.
Scott Turner, the HUD secretary and former Washington Redskins defensive back, backed President Donald Trump's push to change the Commanders' nickname.
Reinstate the team’s old, racist name caricaturizing Indigenous people — the Redskins — or risk losing out on a new stadium in D.C.
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