Trump floats 'restriction' for Commanders if they fail to ditch nickname in favor of Redskins return

President Donald Trump made a "controversial" statement about the NFL, saying that he wouldn't have changed Washington's name from Redskins to Commanders.

President Donald Trump threatened to hang up the Washington Commanders’ plans to build a new stadium in D.C. in the balance if the team didn’t revert back to the Redskins moniker.

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

"My statement on the Washington Redskins has totally blown up, but only in a very positive way," Trump wrote in a second 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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President Donald Trump departs after signing a bill in the East Room of the White House, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The president added that the Guardians should follow suit.

"Cleveland should do the same with the Cleveland Indians. The Owner of the Cleveland Baseball Team, Matt Dolan, who is very political, has lost three Elections in a row because of that ridiculous name change," Trump added. "What he doesn’t understand is that if he changed the name back to the Cleveland Indians, he might actually win an Election. Indians are being treated very unfairly. MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN (MIGA)!"

Paul Dolan is the team owner. Matt Dolan holds a minority stake in the organization.

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