Trump pressures NFL and MLB teams to revert to former names
TL;DR
Donald Trump has called for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their former names, criticizing recent changes he deems racially insensitive, and has threatened to block the Commanders' new stadium plans unless they comply. The article also covers other news including a secret deportation of an elderly man, ICE officers' mask-wearing policy, impacts of Trump’s funding cuts on science, and environmental setbacks due to his fossil fuel policies.
- Trump news at a glance: president goes on offensive over NFL and MLB team names The Guardian
- Trump aims at stadium over Commanders' name ESPN
- Trump threatens to restrict stadium deal with Washington Commanders if they don’t change name back to ‘Redskins’ CNN
- Cleveland Guardians respond to Trump's post about restoring former team name USA Today
- Trump's latest demand: Washington football and Cleveland baseball teams should change names back NBC News
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on The Guardian