Over the weekend, President Donald Trump weighed in on an issue somewhat outside his purview as commander in chief: the name of his local professional football team.
In social media posts, Trump threatened to terminate a deal for a new stadium unless the NFL franchise in the Washington, D.C., area changed its name back to the one he prefers. Ironically, if he did scuttle the stadium deal, Trump would be doing the right thing, but in perhaps the most corrupt way possible.
"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 posted on Truth Social on Sunday. "Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them."
