Overview
- ESPN reported that an intermediary told the Commanders' ownership group that President Donald Trump wants the planned stadium to bear his name.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called the idea “beautiful” and credited Trump with making the reconstruction possible, while the team offered no comment.
- No naming decision has been made, and ESPN’s sources say the D.C. Council and the National Park Service would have a role because the RFK site involves federal land.
- The project is progressing as demolition begins for a return to the RFK site, with costs near $4 billion funded by about $2.7 billion from the team and roughly $1.1 billion from the District under an agreement approved in September.
- In July, Trump threatened to block the agreement unless the franchise reverted to the Redskins name, highlighting his ongoing attempts to influence the project.