Trump Calls On Sports Teams To Change Woke Names In Hilarious Post

President Donald Trump once again called on the Washington DC-based NFL franchise to change its name in a hilarious Truth Social post on Sunday morning.

“The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this,” the president wrote. “Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past.”

Both franchises changed their names in favor of more generic ones after pressure campaigns from small groups of activists claimed the original names were insensitive and racist. The Washington Redskins initially became the Washington Football Club before settling on The Commanders, while the Cleveland Indians changed their name to The Guardians after the George Floyd riots.

“Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them,” Trump continued. “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!!!”

There has indeed been significant public support for a revert to the Washington Redskins. A 2024 poll from the Washington Post found that 58 percent of fans dislike the “Commanders” name change, with a “solid percentage” of that number preferring a revert to the Redskins moniker. The Post ultimately did not share specific numbers on the poll, leading some to take that as a sign of significant support for the previous name.

A 2016 poll from the outlet was even more eye-opening, as nine in ten Native Americans stated that they were not offended by the team name. That poll was especially relevant considering how the main rationale for the name change was how it was supposedly offensive to Native Americans.

President Trump, who recently lobbied for the franchise to stay in Washington D.C. proper rather than explore alternative locations in the D.C. metro area, has long called on the team to go back to its old name. Both the White House and congressional leaders have stated that approval for an RFK Stadium site could be expedited, with a name change emerging as a potential dealbreaker.

“The federal government transferred administrative control of this valuable property with the clear expectation that the D.C. Council would act decisively to maximize its potential,” House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) wrote in a letter to D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson on Thursday.