Trump, Washington Commanders and Redskins
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D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson says the Commanders potentially restoring their old name is not an obstacle to approving a stadium deal. Why it matters: President Trump has threatened to derail the deal if the NFL team doesn't revert to the Washington Redskins — but the issue might not be much of a stumbling block for the council.
The Commander-in-Chief has tried to tie a new D.C. stadium for the Commanders to a return to the abandoned nickname.
A new poll found 25 percent of Americans approve of President Trump’s threat to nix a stadium deal in Washington over the name of the local football team. “I may put a restriction on them that if
President Donald Trump has called for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to change their names back to the Redskins and Indians.