Overview
- ESPN reported that a senior White House source said President Donald Trump wants the new Commanders stadium named after him and that back‑channel communications with ownership have occurred.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the prospect "a beautiful name," crediting Trump with making the project possible, while declining to detail any negotiations.
- The Commanders have said there have been no formal discussions on naming, though team sources anticipate possible conversations during Trump's visit to Sunday's game as a guest of owner Josh Harris.
- Decision-making on a commemorative name would involve the D.C. Council and the National Park Service, even as the team retains commercial naming rights typically sold to a corporate sponsor.
- The $3.7 billion, 65,000‑seat domed stadium at the RFK site was approved by the D.C. Council in September and is targeted to open in 2030; Trump previously threatened to oppose the project unless the team reverted to its former name.