President Trump posted that he believes the Guardians and Commanders should return to their former names. Here's the Guardians' response.

The president also expressed that he wants to see the Cleveland Guardians adopt their former name, writing, 'Make Indians Great Again'

President Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for the Washington Commanders if they don't restore their old name of the Redskins. He also wants the Cleveland Guardians to go back to their former name.

President Trump called on the NFL’s Washington Commanders to change their name back to the Washington Redskins on Sunday and threatened to upend the team’s deal for a new stadium if they didn’t.

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a stadium deal for Washington's football team if it doesn't restore its old name.

President Donald Trump put the pressure on the team owners of the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians on Sunday in a post on social media.

The president threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders’ new stadium if the team did not bow to his demand.

President Donald Trump has threatened the Washington Commanders football team, stating he will not facilitate a deal for the team's new stadium to be built in Washington, D.C., if it does not revert to its former name.

President Donald Trump urged the Cleveland Guardians to revert to its former name, the Cleveland Indians, and the Washington Commanders to go back to being called the Redskins.

The president has sought to impose his political will on a variety of sports in the U.S. His threats to the Commanders and Guardians are the latest example.

President Donald Trump called for the Washington Commanders and the Cleveland Guardians to revert to their original names — the Redskins and the Indians, respectively — during a recent Truth Social rant (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Donald Trump’s social media posts calling for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names has revived the conversation about Native American imagery in sports.