Overview
- ESPN reported that President Donald Trump has asked for the new Washington Commanders stadium to bear his name, a move publicly praised by White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.
- Leavitt said it “would be a beautiful name” and credited Trump with enabling the stadium rebuild, while declining to provide further details.
- ESPN, citing a White House source, said discussions are underway with a member of the Commanders’ ownership group about the naming.
- Trump is slated to attend Sunday’s Commanders home game against the Detroit Lions as an invited guest of an owner.
- The project envisions a 65,000-seat, $3.7 billion venue on the RFK site with $1 billion from D.C., targeting completion by 2030 as demolition of the old stadium proceeds, though the team cannot name the facility without city and National Park Service approval.