Posted on 07/20/2025 12:53:27 PM PDT by Libloather
President Trump on Sunday publicly demanded that the Washington Commanders change the team name back to the Redskins— labeling them derisively the “Washington Whatever’s.”
He also said the Cleveland Guardians should revert to being the Indians.
Both teams had rebranded several years ago due to concerns that their Native American-inspired names were offensive, but Trump argued that the pendulum has since swung back against political correctness.
“The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this,” Trump declared, unprompted on Truth Social Sunday.
“Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past,” the president went on. “Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago.”
“We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!”
In 2020, after long resisting pressure to do so, the Washington Commanders retired the old name, the Washington Redskins. For two years, they played as the Washington Football Team before eventually deciding to call themselves the Commanders in 2022.
The Cleveland Guardians announced plans to ditch its old name, the Cleveland Indians, in late 2020 — after dropping the “Chief Wahoo” logo years earlier.
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Why did you even bother to post on this thread???
“Scalp’em” looks like it was changed to “Beat’em” in later versions.
But Sacajawea got a coin?? Her husband should have got the coin. He was the guide.
Professional sports are now ruined due to everyone gambling especially through sports apps.
Can't go back to what it was.
I hate sports arenas and ball parks being named after commercial Enterprises. I wouldn’t be surprised if someday Fenway Park in Boston becomes Taco Bell Stadium.
Tilting…windmills…
Hail to the Redskins, and I was never a fan.
Those who were offended never watched the sport or bought the product….the bunch of racist pukes who didn’t want to give credit to the accomplishments and bravery of minorities.
They could launch a 100% effective boycott and the bottom line wouldn’t budge one cent.
EC
Yeah, and that Bball team called the ....??
... and Disney can bring back “Song of the South” with Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, the “Tar Baby” and all the other icons they killed.
And the University of Pittsburgh can bring back the statue of Stephen Foster they hid away fearing criticism of woke-nuts in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh.
Trump needs to cut the Debt. Big Time.
Let the LSM relabel them as the “Blue Skins” and Purple Hairers.
I’ve got a lot of native American friends and associates. Removing the Redskins name from the Washington Redskins didn’t have an effect on their lives one way or the other. What they did with changing their names is what we in Texas call, “Pissin’In the Wind”.
“Especially the Land O Lakes maiden.”
Indeed.
The team will change the team’s name to the Washington lobbyists.
A name that would appeal to local bureaucrats in order to fill the seats.
Thought Joe Jacoby should be in the Hall of Fame....great blocker...
Politics is downstream from culture, Trump is fighting a culture war.
So called conservatives who “don’t care” about the culture war is hugely we ended up in this mess.
That’s good.
How about the Washington Grifters?
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