Overview
- President Trump issued Truth Social posts urging both the Commanders and Guardians to restore their former Native American-themed names
- He warned he might withhold approval of the $3.7 billion RFK Stadium redevelopment for Washington unless the Commanders resumed the Redskins name
- Commanders owner Josh Harris and Guardians president Chris Antonetti both reaffirmed that neither franchise intends to reverse its 2020-22 rebrand
- Leading Native American organizations, including the Association on American Indian Affairs and the National Congress of American Indians, criticized any return to names they view as racist caricatures
- The stadium project requires D.C. Council approval under a federal land transfer law, limiting the president’s direct authority to block the redevelopment