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trump cares so much about being racist, that he's not only demanding the Washington Commanders change their name to a racially offensive name slurring Native Americans, not only lying that Native Americans want that change, but abusing his power by threatenig to try to prevent their move to a Washington DC stadium if they don't change the name. It's like a KKK Grand Wizard is president. USA Today:
Trump said Native Americans would welcome the change. Native Americans told USA TODAY otherwise.
A bit of political football: Trump’s ability to unilaterally scrap the team's deal for a new stadium appears doubtful after Congress passed a law in December that transferred ownership of the stadium site from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia. However, Trump has shown a willingness in other political battles to threaten federal funding to get his way.
Native American groups fought for years to get Washington's National Football League team to change its name. Now, President Donald Trump wants to change it back to a moniker many Native Americans consider offensive and disrespectful. |
The background: Trump threatened over the weekend to block a deal to build a stadium in Washington, D.C., if the Washington Commanders team refuses to revert to the name it had from 1937 when the team moved from Boston until 2020. |
Trump said Native Americans would welcome the change. Native Americans told USA TODAY otherwise.
A bit of political football: Trump’s ability to unilaterally scrap the team's deal for a new stadium appears doubtful after Congress passed a law in December that transferred ownership of the stadium site from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia. However, Trump has shown a willingness in other political battles to threaten federal funding to get his way.