Overview

• On July 20 and 21, Trump posted on Truth Social that the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians must revert to their former names or face a stalled D.C. stadium agreement.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt affirmed that Trump’s threats to block the financing are serious and reflect his willingness to influence sports branding.
• Josh Harris’s ownership group and team executives have reiterated there are no plans to reverse the Commanders’ 2022 or Guardians’ 2021 name changes and are downplaying the presidential intervention.
• The proposed new stadium deal in Washington remains pending approval by the D.C. Council under the Home Rule Act, which grants Congress—and by extension the president—oversight of the city’s budget.
• Major Native American organizations, including the National Congress of American Indians, have publicly rejected any restoration of the Redskins and Indians names.