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Trump calls for name reversals of NFL's Commanders, baseball's Guardians
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:54 pm
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President Donald Trump is calling on the Washington Commanders to “immediately” restore the team’s original name in order to preserve Indigenous Americans’ “heritage and prestige.”
“The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday.
Likewise, he added, the MLB’s Cleveland Guardians should revert back to their longtime name, the Cleveland Indians. The baseball team changed its name for the 2022 season.
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But Trump on Sunday characterized the changes as erasing the identity of Native Americans, saying: “Our great Indian people, in massive numbers,” want teams to keep the original names despite the pushback.
“Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them,” Trump wrote. “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!!!”
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Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:56 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Its my understanding all indian groups want there names attached to pro teams. Gets them lots of fat paydays from the teams for using there tribes names. I say give the names back! Least we could do for taking there land!
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:56 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
This man lives to stir the media and I am here for it 
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:57 pm to bbeck
Try to get them to talk sports team names and not Epstein
Posted on 7/20/25 at 1:59 pm to lsubatman1
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Least we could do for taking there land!
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:01 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Man there must be some wild shite in those Epstein files if he’s breaking out these pandering guns
The team’s owners should do whatever they want with the names and come what may. I didn’t think Indians was offensive, but I’m also not a significant % Native American. “Redskin” seemed a little on the nose but whatever.
The team’s owners should do whatever they want with the names and come what may. I didn’t think Indians was offensive, but I’m also not a significant % Native American. “Redskin” seemed a little on the nose but whatever.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:06 pm to NawlinsTiger9
Whatever POTUS Donald Trump does, if it pisses off the libs / DNC'ers, I am all for. The Big Picture? Who made all these name changes, sports & military bases, the Big Picture worth the time & money over? Not POTUS Donald Trump. biden's possie.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:08 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Coke needs real sugar. Commanders and Guardians need to change their names back. Pay no attention to the Epstein files I’m going to destroy. Guy is a fricking clown.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:10 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
The man knows how to put people on the carousel. He could've come out and said "It's Sunday, enjoy time with your family, watch some sports and have a good meal, everybody!" and people would still be pissed. Content is irrelevant, it just sets people off too easy seeing the name.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:11 pm to saintsfan22
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Try to get them to talk sports team names and not Epstein
This. Arrest Obama. Return of the Redskins. He’s dog whistling his base away from Epstein and they’re all over it.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:12 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Family of Blackfeet chief who inspired Redskins logo wants it back
Updated: Sep 19, 2024 / 07:55 PM CDT
Native American group wants Washington Redskins brought back
(NewsNation) — Relatives of the man John Two Guns White Calf, whose profile served as the face of the Washington, D.C., professional football team for 48 years, wants his likeness returned to the franchise.
Thomas White Calf, a great nephew of the late Blackfeet Nation chief, told Fox News, “The fans want him back and we want him back.”
The team changed its name in 2020 following complaints over the term “Redskins,” which has historically held a negative connotation for indigenous peoples in North America.
“Our ancestor was the most famous and most photographed native in history,” Thomas said in the interview. “Two Guns was also the face on the Indian head nickel. I’m proud of him. The Blackfeet are proud of him.”
It’s important to note that other descendants of Two Guns have not openly supported this idea, with Blackfeet Nation Councilman Everett Armstrong telling the Associated Press his family has been primarly left out of the conversation.
They were not consulted in the 1970s about the use of his image and have never been asked about it since, said Armstrong, a descendant of White Calf himself.
“They’d like a seat at the table,” he said in July.
The original logo was designed by a member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana in the early ’70s, causing some to take pride in not only the depiction but the man who helped design it — Walter “Blackie” Wetzel, a former Blackfeet Nation tribal chairman and former president of the National Congress of the American Indian, the country’s oldest Native American and Alaska Native advocacy organization.
Thomas’ comments come after a meeting with Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., according to Fox. In July, Daines blocked funding for an improved stadium for the team — unless the logo is honored in some form.
Thomas and Daines aren’t alone in their call. In 2023, the Native American Guardians Association created an online petition advocating for a return to the name and logo as a way to honor “the bravery, resilience, and warrior spirit associated with Native American culture.”
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:12 pm to saintsfan22
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Try to get them to talk sports team names and not Epstein
yep. Why does anyone even care what he says anymore. With the Epstein files he's shown that he likes to talk about these things more than he actually wants them to happen.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. meanwhile he beat Kamala by 1.5% and lost to Joe Biden.
I guess in his mind those are much stronger candidates than George Washington
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Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:18 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
My President 
bring back the Redskins
A Native American HS still has the Redskins as their mascot/name.
The Red Mesa Redskins
bring back the Redskins A Native American HS still has the Redskins as their mascot/name.
The Red Mesa Redskins
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:18 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:20 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
We’re not going back…
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:25 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
It's about time for this to happen. Those names are awful
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:33 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Muh leave politics out of sports.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:37 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Bring him back. Justice for Chief Wahoo.
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:37 pm to saintsfan22
quote:If you hate him. I'm here to watch you melt.
Try to get them to talk sports team names and not Epstein
Posted on 7/20/25 at 2:41 pm to kajunman
Not everyone hates him. I applaud those who call him out for shifting the narrative and trying to get his base and the media to not talk about Epstein.
I’m conservative but Trump is a conman and bringing up the Redskins today is just another distraction tactic.
I’m conservative but Trump is a conman and bringing up the Redskins today is just another distraction tactic.
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