NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- President Donald Trump has weighed in once again on the Washington Commanders’ 2020 name change<\/li>\n
- Trump told reporters this week that, if it were up to him, he would change the name back to the Washington Redskins<\/li>\n
- The team dropped the “Redskins” moniker in 2020 under public pressure and claims that the name was offensive to Native Americans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0is a longtime football fan and a one-time team owner in the failed USFL. When asked if the NFL’s\u00a0Washington Commanders<\/a>\u00a0should change their name back to the Washington Redskins, he didn’t hold back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cYou want me to make a controversial statement? I would [change it back],\u201d Trump told reporters on Sunday, July 6, per\u00a0The Hill<\/a>. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have changed the name… It doesn\u2019t have the same ring to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nUnder public pressure during a period of protests and racial unrest in 2020, the NFL team dropped the “Redskins” moniker, which some saw as offensive to Native Americans. They played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cYou know, winning can make everything sound good. So if they win, all of a sudden the Commanders sounds good, but I wouldn\u2019t have changed the name,\u201d Trump noted in his remarks to reporters.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nA Washington Redskins fan holds up a sign to keep the Redskins name in 2014.<\/span>Patrick Smith\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe question initially arose when Trump was asked about intervening in the stalled plans for the Commanders’ new stadium. The team is currently in a stalemate with D.C. politicians over a $3.7 billion plan to renovate Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and move the team back. RFK was the Redskins’ home for 36 seasons, from 1961 through 1996.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said. “I’ve been looking at the deal, and I don’t blame them. It’s a very important piece of property, so we’ll see. But if I can help them out, I would.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\nTrump previously weighed in on the Commanders’ name change back in April, when\u00a0he told reporters<\/a>\u00a0that he had spoken to “people of Indian heritage” who didn’t approve of the change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThe Indians don\u2019t know why these names are being taken off,\u201c Trump said. \u201cI think it\u2019s degrading to the Indian population, and it\u2019s a great population.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cI think [Redskins] is a superior name to what they have now and it had heritage behind it, it had something special,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
At the time of the name change, the NFL franchise\u00a0faced pressure from corporate sponsors<\/a>\u00a0like
\nNike, FedEx and PepsiCo, who reconsidered their association with the team’s moniker amid increased public tensions.<\/p>\n
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- President Donald Trump has weighed in once again on the Washington Commanders’ 2020 name change<\/li>\n
- Trump told reporters this week that, if it were up to him, he would change the name back to the Washington Redskins<\/li>\n
- The team dropped the “Redskins” moniker in 2020 under public pressure and claims that the name was offensive to Native Americans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0is a longtime football fan and a one-time team owner in the failed USFL. When asked if the NFL’s\u00a0Washington Commanders<\/a>\u00a0should change their name back to the Washington Redskins, he didn’t hold back.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cYou want me to make a controversial statement? I would [change it back],\u201d Trump told reporters on Sunday, July 6, per\u00a0The Hill<\/a>. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t have changed the name… It doesn\u2019t have the same ring to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nUnder public pressure during a period of protests and racial unrest in 2020, the NFL team dropped the “Redskins” moniker, which some saw as offensive to Native Americans. They played as the Washington Football Team for two seasons before rebranding as the Commanders in 2022.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cYou know, winning can make everything sound good. So if they win, all of a sudden the Commanders sounds good, but I wouldn\u2019t have changed the name,\u201d Trump noted in his remarks to reporters.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nA Washington Redskins fan holds up a sign to keep the Redskins name in 2014.<\/span>Patrick Smith\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The question initially arose when Trump was asked about intervening in the stalled plans for the Commanders’ new stadium. The team is currently in a stalemate with D.C. politicians over a $3.7 billion plan to renovate Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and move the team back. RFK was the Redskins’ home for 36 seasons, from 1961 through 1996.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“We’ll see what happens,” Trump said. “I’ve been looking at the deal, and I don’t blame them. It’s a very important piece of property, so we’ll see. But if I can help them out, I would.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Trump previously weighed in on the Commanders’ name change back in April, when\u00a0he told reporters<\/a>\u00a0that he had spoken to “people of Indian heritage” who didn’t approve of the change.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cThe Indians don\u2019t know why these names are being taken off,\u201c Trump said. \u201cI think it\u2019s degrading to the Indian population, and it\u2019s a great population.”<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n\u201cI think [Redskins] is a superior name to what they have now and it had heritage behind it, it had something special,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
At the time of the name change, the NFL franchise\u00a0faced pressure from corporate sponsors<\/a>\u00a0like
\nNike, FedEx and PepsiCo, who reconsidered their association with the team’s moniker amid increased public tensions.<\/p>\n