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A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders' ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trump's desire to have the domed stadium in the nation's capital bear his name. The new stadium is being built on the old RFK Stadium site that served as the team's home from 1961 to 1996.
That decision would likely rest with the District of Columbia Council, which will lease the stadium to the Commanders, and the National Park Service, which manages the federal government land on the old RFK Stadium site where the new stadium will be built in time for its scheduled opening in 2030.
"The team doesn't have the authority. They can't name the stadium ... on their own," the source said. "The city would be involved in that decision, and the Park Service would be involved."
"He has cards to play. He can make it very difficult, through government environmental approvals and other things, to make sure everyone who wants this stadium to be built will join to put his name on it," the source said. "Trump has plenty of cards to play to get his way."
https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45783141/trump-calls-commanders-guardians-reverse-name-changes
LetMyPeopleVote
(172,486 posts)Newsom has some great suggestions
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AZJonnie
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(193,868 posts)The source with knowledge of Trump's wishes said the president doesn't want to buy the name or have a deep-pocketed corporate sponsor buy the name for him. He wants the Commanders' stadium to be named after him, similar to Lambeau Field, as a tribute or thank you for his work to get it approved, sources said.
Nearly all NFL teams have sold lucrative stadium naming rights to corporate sponsors for hundreds of millions of dollars, as the Harris ownership group presumably intended to do. A handful have nicknames and sponsors, such as Empower Field at Mile High in Denver and GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. A couple fields, Green Bay's Lambeau Field and Chicago's Soldier Field, bear no sponsor names.
Dave Bowman
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(4,439 posts)Thats what he really wants. The Washington Trumpettes.
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AZJonnie
(2,250 posts)Rumor is he's thinking of starting up a league called the "USFL"
LetMyPeopleVote
(172,486 posts)Its not surprising Trump is lobbying to have a football stadium named after him; its surprising that it took so long for this news to reach the public.
As Trump lobbies for a football stadium to bear his name, Iâm reminded of something he said six years ago at a tour of Mt. Vernon:
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-11-10T20:16:22.507Z
âIf [George Washington] was smart, he wouldâve put his name on it. Youâve got to put your name on stuff, or no one remembers you.â www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-finds-something-else-wants-slap-name-football-stadium-dc-rcna243072
President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN. A senior White House source said there have been back-channel communications with a member of the Commanders ownership group, led by Josh Harris, to express Trumps desire to have the domed stadium in the nations capital bear his name. The new stadium is being built on the old RFK Stadium site that served as the teams home from 1961 to 1996.
Soon after, other news organizations published related reports, including The Associated Press and The New York Times. For its part, the White House made little effort to deny the story: Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, in response to inquiries, That would surely be a beautiful name.....
Its not surprising, then, that Trump is lobbying to have a football stadium named after himself; its surprising that it took so long for this news to reach the public.
Youve got to put your name on stuff, or no one remembers you.....
Im not in a position to say with any confidence whether the president will get his wish on any of these fronts, but his efforts are a timely reminder to those who mightve forgotten: Trumps principal focus is self-aggrandizement and self-glorification, not governing.