Redskins nickname change the thrill of DC

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President Donald Trump threw a curveball into the NFL world over the weekend when he threatened to place the Washington Commanders’ RFK Stadium web site in jeopardy in the event that they didn’t change its title again to the Redskins.

Phil Mendelson, the Washington, D.C., Council chairman, prompt to 106.7 The Fan in D.C. on the "Grant & Danny" present he would have "no downside" with a possible title change.

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Flanked by members of town council and different metropolis leaders, Washington, D.C., Council Chairman Phil Mendelson speaks at a press convention on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2025. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Put up through Getty Photographs)

"He prompt the previous DC opposition of the group transferring again into town whereas named Redskins had extra to do with Dan Snyder than the title," radio host Grant Paulsen wrote about Mendelson. "Instructed he would haven't any downside with DC welcoming the group again with the title Redskins now."

It seemed to be the newest nod of assist for the transfer since Trump fired off two Reality Social posts over the weekend in regards to the nickname.

Division of Housing and City Improvement Secretary Scott Turner, who performed for the Redskins, backed the move on Sunday.

"The Washington ‘No matter’s’ ought to IMMEDIATELY change their title again to the Washington Redskins Soccer Staff. There's a huge clamoring for this," Trump wrote first. "Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of many six authentic baseball groups, with a storied previous.

"Our nice Indian folks, in huge numbers, need this to occur. Their heritage and status is systematically being taken away from them. Occasions are completely different now than they had been three or 4 years in the past. We're a Nation of ardour and customary sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!"

Then, he threatened to place the Commanders’ deal to take over the outdated RFK Stadium web site in jeopardy in the event that they didn’t revert to the title.

A soccer introduced to President Donald Trump is pictured as Trump speaks throughout an occasion to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will likely be held on the Nationwide Mall, within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on Monday, Might 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photograph/Alex Brandon)

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"My assertion on the Washington Redskins has completely blown up, however solely in a really constructive means," Trump wrote in a second Reality Social put up. "I could put a restriction on them that in the event that they don’t change the title again to the unique ‘Washington Redskins,’ and eliminate the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I gained’t make a deal for them to construct a Stadium in Washington. The Staff could be far more invaluable, and the Deal could be extra thrilling for everybody."

Daniel Snyder modified Washington’s group title from the Washington Redskins to the Washington Soccer Staff earlier than the beginning of the 2020 season amid a summer time of racial tensions. The group finally grew to become the Washington Commanders, and Snyder bought the group to Josh Harris.

Harris mentioned on Fox Information Channel’s "Special Report" in April that the group wouldn't deliver again the Redskins title even with plans to construct a brand new stadium in Washington, D.C.

"The Commanders’ title truly has taken on an incredible form of factor in our constructing," Harris responded to Bret Baier’s query in regards to the Redskins title coming again as a part of this new stadium deal. "So, the people who sure kinds of gamers which might be powerful, that love soccer, are delegated Commanders and Jayden [Daniels], for instance, is a Commander, and so they're ranked.

Proprietor of the Washington Commanders group, Josh Harris, speaks at an occasion unveiling plans to host the 2027 NFL Draft in DC with President Donald Trump, proper, within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on Might 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Annabelle Gordon for The Washington Put up through Getty Photographs)

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"And, you recognize, the enterprise workers has gotten into it, and clearly, we're in a navy metropolis right here. There's extra navy personnel than wherever else, so we're form of transferring ahead with the Commanders title, enthusiastic about that, and never trying again."