In the midst of ice rays, Tariff Tumult, Health problems and increasing anger about his alleged ties with predator Jeffrey Epstein, President Donald Trump keeps his eyes on cultural wars.
In one Sunday morning Post on Truth SocialThe president wrote: “The Washington” whatever “should immediately change their name in the football team of Washington Redskins. There is a big scream for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a legendary past.”
Both Washington commanders of Washington and Cleveland Guardians of Baseball walked away from their controversial old names in the aftermath of the racial settlement of 2020 fueled by the murder of George Floyd.
The movements were a highlight of years of campaigns by Indian groups and lawyers who argued for team names that evoke harmful stereotypes of indigenous cruelty, together with logos that were often offensive caricatures.
But in his position, Trump claimed that public sentiment had since shifted and even asked indigenous communities to turn the teams around the course.
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“Our great Indian people, in massive figures, want this to happen,” his mail went further and said, “Their heritage and prestige are systematically taken from them.”
“Times are now different than three or four years ago,” Trump continued. “We are a country of passion and common sense. Owners, get it done !!!”
The president made similar comments earlier this month when he was asked about the old identity of the commanders.
“I would not have changed the name. It just doesn’t have the same, it doesn’t have the same ring for me,” he told a reporter.
Washington DC football team dropped the name of the Redskins In July 2020 and re -rejected as the commanders in February 2022.
But when members of the congress approved a bill for Washington to build a new stadium last November, Allegedly it came with a condition They return his former mascot, which was based on the image of real-life Piegan Blackfeet Chief John Two Guns White Calf.
Although there have been some discussions about reviving the logo, the front office of the commanders said that there was no chance that the team would return to his racist old name.
In 2023, the then president of the club, Jason Wright, Washington Radio Station 106.7 told the fan: “Going back to the old name is not considered. Period.”
A year later, commanders -owner Josh Harris said that Reviving the old team name was a non -starter For “obvious reasons.”
Cleveland’s baseball team dumped his controversial logo, a smiling man with a Karmozijnrode with the name ‘Chief Wahoo’ in 2018, but it took another two years Walk away from the name of the Indians. The organization renamed itself the Guardians a year later.
