Trump threatens to derail Washington Commanders' new stadium deal over team name

A view of the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Stadium, defunct and currently under demolition, in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2025. President Trump is threatening to intervene in a deal for a new stadium.

President Trump said the Washington Commanders should change their name back to their former name, which many Indigenous people consider a slur. He threatened to derail a deal for a new stadium.

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