President Donald Trump is pressuring the National Football League’s (NFL) Washington Commanders to go back to using their former name, that of the Washington Redskins.
Fox News reports that Trump is also pressuring Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to change their name back to the Cleveland Indians.
Whether either change will actually happen remains to be seen.
Donald J. Trump Truth Social 07.20.25 10:17 AM EST
The Washington “Whatever’s” should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a…
— Fan Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) July 20, 2025
“Get it done”
Trump really ramped the pressure up on these organizations to switch their names back over the weekend.
In one message that he posted to social media, Trump wrote:
The Washington “Whatever’s” should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past. Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!
The president followed this message up with another one.
In this second message, Trump insisted that his previous message has “totally blown up” — in a good way. In other words, he is claiming that there is widespread support for the change.
Trump wrote:
My statement on the Washington Redskins has totally blown up, but only in a very positive way. I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original “Washington Redskins,” and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, “Washington Commanders,” I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington. The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone. Cleveland should do the same with the Cleveland Indians. The Owner of the Cleveland Baseball Team, Matt Dolan, who is very political, has lost three Elections in a row because of that ridiculous name change. What he doesn’t understand is that if he changed the name back to the Cleveland Indians, he might actually win an Election. Indians are being treated very unfairly. MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN (MIGA)!
Name change controversy unfolds
Fox News explains how the name changes came about.
The outlet explains:
Daniel Snyder changed Washington’s team name from the Washington Redskins to the Washington Football Team before the start of the 2020 season amid a summer of racial tensions. The team eventually became the Washington Commanders, and Snyder sold the team to Josh Harris.
There is a similar story regarding the Cleveland Guardians and that team’s name change.
Fox News reports:
In July 2021, team owner Paul Dolan announced the Cleveland Indians would become the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland had been known as the Indians since 1915. Dolan previously said the decision to explore the name change came from “an awakening or epiphany” after the death of George Floyd.
Trump insists that both teams have made a mistake in bowing to “woke” culture, and many fans would seem to support the president on this one.
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Author: Oliver Winters
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