Overview
- Trump became the first sitting U.S. president in nearly 50 years to attend a regular-season NFL game, with security expanded around the Commanders–Lions matchup in Landover, Maryland.
- ESPN reported an intermediary told team ownership that Trump wants his name on the planned Washington stadium, a desire the White House publicly endorsed.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it “a beautiful name” and credited Trump with enabling the stadium project, while the Commanders declined to comment.
- Sources say the team cannot decide unilaterally because the facility will be built on the former RFK site, where the D.C. Council and National Park Service will have a say alongside any corporate naming-rights process.
- The RFK redevelopment is a roughly $3.7–4.0 billion plan targeting a 2030 opening, with about $2.7 billion from the team and roughly $1.0–1.1 billion from the District, after Trump in July threatened to block the deal unless the old nickname returned.