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The Western Journal on MSNNFL Star Says He's 'Excited' to Play for the 'Washington Redskins' After Trump Calls Out Team on Name ChangeNFL veteran Von Miller referred to his new team by their former moniker Thursday, just days after President Donald Trump called on the Washington Commanders to reverse their name change. Speaking with reporters after training camp,
Washington, D.C., Council Chairman Phil Mendelson suggested he would have no issue with the Washington Commanders using the Redskins nickname again.
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When President Donald Trump reopened a long-closed conversation about the name of the Washington NFL team, he and others implied that liberal thinking forced the venerable franchise to change its name from Redskins to Commanders in 2022.
President Donald Trump’s demand the Washington Commanders NFL team revert to its recently retired “Redskins” name is being laughed off on Capitol Hill — by veteran Democrats from the region, at least.
So what does our Editorial Board Roundtable make of this brouhaha over President Donald Trump's attempt to stir up anger over years-old sports-team renaming decisions?
It was Dan Snyder who changed the name the day before Independence Day at the height of the 2020 George Floyd mania. The billionaire former owner of the Redskins, Snyder had long promised he would never change the name, going as far as to tell gathered reporters in 2013 that they could print “NEVER” in all caps.
Scott Turner, the HUD secretary and former Washington Redskins defensive back, backed President Donald Trump's push to change the Commanders' nickname.
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Total Pro Sports on MSNNew Study Reveals How People Truly Feel About the “Redskins” NameStudy shows that 90% of Native Americans aren't offended by the Redskins and fine with the Washington Commanders changing it back.