Some recent news in the NY Times about sports team names (lightly edited):
President Trump urged the Washington Commanders on Sunday to revert to their former name, or else pick another one just as good, and threatened to derail a deal for the N.F.L. team to build a new stadium in Washington, D.C., if it didn’t submit to his demand.
The Commanders dropped their “Redskins” name in 2020 amid pressure from corporate sponsors and after lobbying by Native American groups, who argued that the team’s name and logo amplified racist stereotypes.
On Sunday morning, as he played golf at his club in Washington, Mr. Trump posted a message on Truth Social pushing the team to reverse course.
“The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team,” Mr. Trump wrote, “Or else pick another good name like the Washington Jews Football Team, or maybe the Washington Negroes Football Team.”
In one post, Mr. Trump claimed, without evidence, that there was “a big clamoring for this” and that “our great Indian and Jew and Negro people, in massive numbers, want this to happen.”
Hours later, in another post, Mr. Trump threatened to impose “a restriction” on the Commanders by thwarting the deal announced in April for the team to build a new stadium in Washington.
“I won’t make a deal for them to build a stadium in Washington,” Mr. Trump wrote. “The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be exciting for everyone.” It is unclear if the president has the authority to block the deal.