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Trump Threatens Stadium Deal to Force Commanders and Guardians to Revert to Former Names

On Sunday, President Donald Trump urged a name reversal, threatening to block the $3.7 billion stadium deal.
Reflecting a broader rollback effort, the Redskins were renamed in 2020 and 2022, with owner Josh Harris earlier this year stating the name was here to stay.
A University of Michigan study polled over 1,000 Native Americans, finding that 67 percent found the Redskins name offensive and half considered gestures like the tomahawk chop offensive.
Harris said the team was moving forward with the Commanders name, excited and not looking back, and confirmed there is no interest in revisiting the change.
Public hearings on the RFK site are set for July 29-30, and a vote is expected before the August recess.

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