Commanders general manager, DC mayor unfazed by Trump's comments on team name

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The Washington Commanders' team name was back in the news recently after President Donald Trump posted on social media that he wanted the franchise's team name to be reverted to its former name, the Redskins.

Trump then took a step further, threatening to halt the team's plans to build a new stadium in the nation's capital if they didn't bring back the old name.

"My statement on the Washington Redskins has totally blown up, but only in a very positive way," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. "I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington. The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone."

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Fans watch as the Washington Commanders face the Jacksonville Jaguars in an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, in Landover, Maryland. (Nick Wass/AP Photo)

Trump also called the Commanders the "Washington ‘Whatever's.’"

D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser didn't sound concerned about Trump's latest post, saying she is "focused" on getting the stadium deal over its final hump, and that a blockage is likely not "an eventuality we have to plan for."

"This is what I believe — I've had the opportunity to speak on a couple of different occasions with the president about this site and about our team," Bowser told ESPN. "And I can say this without equivocation: He is a Jayden Daniels fan, and he said himself, and the presser we were at, that this is probably the best site of any site he's seen for