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Trump wants Washington Commanders changed back to Washington Redskins (Original Post) edbermac 19 hrs ago OP
"LOOK HERE - not over there" Stinky The Clown 19 hrs ago #1
How the hell did people vote for this guy? newdeal2 19 hrs ago #2
I want Trump changed back to Drumpf bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #3
The nightmare will not end........ Lovie777 19 hrs ago #4
NEXT: Trump signs executive order to award himself 2026 Superbowl MVP dalton99a 19 hrs ago #5
Oh my, I thought this might have been a spoof at first mvd 19 hrs ago #6
What next? Cleveland Pinks? Detroit Pussycats? Denver Cows? Dallas Creampuffs? Ping Tung 19 hrs ago #7
Might boost the ratings ? dweller 19 hrs ago #8
Sadly so does the owner SallyHemmings 19 hrs ago #9
Harris has made it clear the name "Commanders" is here to stay. onenote 18 hrs ago #17
Wrong. There's a new owner who took over from tha hated former guy. He changed the name to Commanders... brush 17 hrs ago #19
100% Wrong! Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #34
"Cover"? MorbidButterflyTat 8 hrs ago #46
FUCK THE ORANGE TURD. spanone 19 hrs ago #10
The operating principle with this asshole is Hey Joe 19 hrs ago #11
You got it right, We're dogmeat as far as TSF is concerned. allegorical oracle 17 hrs ago #20
"Look over here!!!! Paper straws!! Look over here!!! louis-t 19 hrs ago #12
Always a fallback to racism to bolster the cult Arazi 19 hrs ago #13
nailed it nt Brenda 14 hrs ago #23
Says President Pedophile Asshole. milestogo 18 hrs ago #14
Act 31 Wisconsin Should be Model Legislation For The US WiVoter 18 hrs ago #15
*I* want KRASNOV to go where he can devote ALL of his time with these hobbies/whims UTUSN 18 hrs ago #16
Of course. His command is our order. How I hate him. nt allegorical oracle 17 hrs ago #18
Call the team the Orange Fake Skin Skins. Wonder Why 14 hrs ago #21
Even just Orangeskins would make the point Iris 9 hrs ago #42
Now, now. What's required here is a sensible compromise: Paladin 14 hrs ago #22
As a sports fan I know that you never change a thing that isn't broken. pecosbob 13 hrs ago #24
USFL bmichaelh 13 hrs ago #25
You have 6 Lines ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #38
I thank any and every MorbidButterflyTat 8 hrs ago #47
He demands it C_U_L8R 13 hrs ago #26
And I want the White House changed back to when he and his goons weren't in it. Initech 12 hrs ago #27
Of course the Racist-in- Chief does. InAbLuEsTaTe 12 hrs ago #28
Republicans want a government so big Johonny 12 hrs ago #29
Fuck this shit. (nt) Paladin 12 hrs ago #30
Washington Foreskins? OH WAIT! usonian 12 hrs ago #31
Or he'll block their new stadium Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago #32
President Biden already signed over the land to the city of DC Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #37
Since when do presidents make deals involving football stadiums? jmowreader 8 hrs ago #43
Wow, that's some crazy sane washing! MorbidButterflyTat 7 hrs ago #48
We just keep talking EPSTEIN! We can't be diverted! OrlandoDem2 12 hrs ago #33
They need to change the name to the Washington Trump Sucks Wiz Imp 12 hrs ago #35
Wait till he finds out all the names that were changed in the 60s. dem4decades 12 hrs ago #36
Bigot's choice! moondust 12 hrs ago #39
Pocahontas laughs. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #40
He's trying to change the subject... kentuck 11 hrs ago #41
Yup. Morbius 8 hrs ago #44
'Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, Oeditpus Rex 8 hrs ago #45

newdeal2

(3,403 posts)
2. How the hell did people vote for this guy?
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 12:29 PM
19 hrs ago

I've never seen a president insert himself into so many mundane and inappropriate situations in my life. I want a president who can do the job behind the scenes, not someone who is in ALL NEWS ALL DAY EVERY GODDAMN DAY.

mvd

(65,703 posts)
6. Oh my, I thought this might have been a spoof at first
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 12:46 PM
19 hrs ago

Can never tell with TSF. He’s crazy.

SallyHemmings

(1,944 posts)
9. Sadly so does the owner
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 12:59 PM
19 hrs ago



He also owns the Sixers . Worst owner ever. It has been an open secret he wants the previous name. This may give him the cover to proceed.

onenote

(45,455 posts)
17. Harris has made it clear the name "Commanders" is here to stay.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 02:12 PM
18 hrs ago

And with the success of the team since he bought it, there is little reason to think that's going to change.
https://www.nfl.com/news/controlling-owner-josh-harris-says-washington-commanders-name-is-not-changing

And as far as worst owner ever, you must not know about Dan Snyder.

PS - for the record, the 76ers sucked for the eight or so years before Harris bought the team, missing the playoffs half of those years and losing in the first round the other times. Harris and his group intentionally let the team tank for several years, giving them better draft pick odds. The team then made the playoffs eight straight years and while they never got past the second round of the playoffs, more often than not they made it to the second round. They stunk this season, a situation that undoubtedly had several causes, not the least of which is that an injured Joel Embid only started 19 games out of 82.

brush

(60,608 posts)
19. Wrong. There's a new owner who took over from tha hated former guy. He changed the name to Commanders...
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 02:53 PM
17 hrs ago

not grest, but not racist. You haven't heard?

Hey Joe

(112 posts)
11. The operating principle with this asshole is
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:05 PM
19 hrs ago

Any opportunity to hurt, destroy, malign, insult or aggrieve, he will persue it with relish.
Sickening that this is our reality

louis-t

(24,421 posts)
12. "Look over here!!!! Paper straws!! Look over here!!!
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:13 PM
19 hrs ago

Gulf of America!!! Look over here!!! Water restrictors!!! Look over here!!! Cancel anyone I don't like!!! Look over here!!! Firing prosecutors and FBI agents that prosecuted me!!! Look over here!!! I'm suing any media that was mean to me!!!" The most useless administration in history. And some corporations are bowing down and settling with him, which makes him stronger.

WiVoter

(1,368 posts)
15. Act 31 Wisconsin Should be Model Legislation For The US
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:29 PM
18 hrs ago
https://dpi.wi.gov/amind/state-statues
“ American Indian Studies in Wisconsin (often referred as Wisconsin Act 31) refers to the requirement that all public school districts and pre-service education program provide instruction on the history, culture, and tribal sovereignty of Wisconsin’s eleven federally-recognized American Indian nations and tribal communities.”

Similar legislation exists in Montana, Minnesota, Maine, Washington, Arizona & I think Oklahoma.

I will add more on this later.

UTUSN

(74,812 posts)
16. *I* want KRASNOV to go where he can devote ALL of his time with these hobbies/whims
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 01:42 PM
18 hrs ago

And let conscientious people deal with the needs, tranquility, and welfare of the country and the peace of nations.

To think, he has time for these things but no interest in reading or hearing intelligence reports.


Wonder Why

(5,965 posts)
21. Call the team the Orange Fake Skin Skins.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 05:36 PM
14 hrs ago

Otherwise, his heritage and prestige is[sic] being taken away from him.

Paladin

(31,065 posts)
22. Now, now. What's required here is a sensible compromise:
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 05:59 PM
14 hrs ago

1.) The Washington Commanders get to stay the Commanders; and

2.) trump gets to fuck himself.

You're welcome.

pecosbob

(8,033 posts)
24. As a sports fan I know that you never change a thing that isn't broken.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 06:57 PM
13 hrs ago

Washington's first winning team in decades and you want to change the name back? Not on your life is what any fan would say.

bmichaelh

(873 posts)
25. USFL
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 07:03 PM
13 hrs ago

Trump wanted to be a NFL owner.

He owned a football team in a rival league, USFL in the 1980s.

USFL had success as long as they did not compete against the NFL.

He and other owners moved the USFL schedule to the fall, which helped kill the league.

Some analysts felt he wanted to force a merger.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/11/the-day-donald-trumps-narcissism-killed-the-usfl

Everything Trump touches dies.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(126,060 posts)
32. Or he'll block their new stadium
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 07:38 PM
12 hrs ago
Donald Trump Threatens to Block Washington Commanders’ New Stadium and Force Name Change

In 1933, the Boston Braves football team became known as the Washington Redskins. Then, 87 years later, the Redskins became known as the Washington Football Team to avoid any further controversy about potential racial slurs. Today, president Donald Trump would like to see the now Washington Commanders go back to their previous name, before the logos changed in 2022.

Once again, questions surrounding the Washington football team’s name comes at a very interesting time, when the franchise is trying to secure a new stadium location after being at Northwest Stadium since 1997. However, the current stadium is located in Landover, Maryland, and many would like to see the Commanders play closer to their home state, preferably in the nation’s capital of Washington D.C.

However, recently president Trump issued a threat, that if the current Commanders ownership group, led by Josh Harris, isn’t willing to reconsider switching the team name back to the Redskins, then Trump says he “may put a restriction” on the team. This restriction would even include not making a “deal for them to build a stadium in Washington (D.C.).




Trump believes the Commanders’ franchise would be “much more valuable” and the “deal would be more exciting for everyone.”

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/donald-trump-threatens-block-washington-220000680.html

I think we should rename the Trump Tower "Donny Dementia's tiny mushroom compensator."

Wiz Imp

(6,059 posts)
37. President Biden already signed over the land to the city of DC
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 07:50 PM
12 hrs ago

Trump has no authority to block the stadium deal.

MorbidButterflyTat

(3,337 posts)
48. Wow, that's some crazy sane washing!
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 12:24 AM
7 hrs ago

From: "The Washington 'Whatever's' (sic) should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. ...blah blah blah bullshit....OWNERS GET IT DONE!!!"

To: "Today, president (Asshole) would like to see the now Washington Commanders go back to their previous name, before the logos changed in 2022."

Totally normal, right?

OrlandoDem2

(3,010 posts)
33. We just keep talking EPSTEIN! We can't be diverted!
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 07:39 PM
12 hrs ago

And then bring back the big ugly bill and cuts to Medicaid, food stamps causing hunger, and cuts to so many other services like FEMA, NOAA, NWS, and PBS!!

Morbius

(583 posts)
44. Yup.
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 11:35 PM
8 hrs ago

Trump may pretend to be stupid, but he isn't stupid. This is another distraction. He has to know this will create outrage. He's counting on it. The noise around the Epstein files must be getting to him. We need to keep it up.

Oeditpus Rex

(42,103 posts)
45. 'Likewise, the Cleveland Indians,
Sun Jul 20, 2025, 11:49 PM
8 hrs ago

one of the six original baseball teams..."

...who were the Blues, the Napoleons and the Naps (both for Nap Lajoie, one of the best hitters in history) before becoming the Indians in 1915.

But The Felon thinks they were "one of the six original baseball teams." I wonder who his other five were.

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