Donald Trump, Washington and Commanders
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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.
President Donald Trump may be all on board for having the Washington Commanders revert their team name, but the D.C. mayor and the team's GM are paying him no mind.
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.