Trump fears loom over Commanders execs over Redskins nickname pressure as stadium vote nears: report

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Washington Commanders executives are reportedly afraid they will have to restore the Redskins nickname or possibly face President Donald Trump hampering their D.C. stadium deal in some way.

The organization has recently come under fire from Trump for not restoring the name in a series of Truth Social posts earlier this month. The New York Post reported on Wednesday that team owners Josh Harris and David Blitz have warned business associates that the White House "does indeed have some leverage" over their plans to build a stadium on the old RFK Stadium site.

The stadium is on federal land leased to the D.C. government for at least the next 99 years, the New York Post noted. The D.C. Council is set to vote on a revised bill that would allow the Commanders to build the stadium, chairman Phil Mendelson said last week.

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The $3.7 billion project would receive $1 billion in public funding a $2.7 billion from the organization itself.

The New York Post reported that Trump may "use his control of the administrative state to extract concessions." A source warned to the outlet that Harris and Blitzer may have to "grovel before Trump relents" if they ultimately don’t decide on changing the name.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Commanders for comment.

Trump put the pressure on the Commanders, and the Cleveland Guardians – calling both organizations out in two posts made on Truth Social.