President Trump wants new Commanders stadium to be named after him
Source: NBC Sports
This one was inevitable.
Don Van Natta Jr. and Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that President Donald Trump wants the Commanders to name their forthcoming D.C. stadium after him.
The possibility was percolating throughout the political maneuvering to get the deal done. And given that he has previously demanded that the franchise IMMEDIATELY restore the name it abandoned more than five years ago, naming the stadium after him could be viewed as a more-than-acceptable compromise.
That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ESPN by email.
An unnamed White House source told ESPN that the naming of the stadium after the president will probably happen.
Read more: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-president-trump-wants-new-commanders-stadium-to-be-named-after-him

Historic NY
(39,509 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(105,305 posts)usonian
(22,768 posts)Suggested rename (found on BlueSky)

Was just gonna suggest for the team to bow to him, then when Epstein and Trump raping kids will be attached to that team forever. Even if they change it after.
Still the rich man child raping predictors.
Go for it assholes.
MiniMe
(21,872 posts)I would be forced to go to the stadium and black out the 'T' so itg would be Rump Stadium
kimbutgar
(26,546 posts)-misanthroptimist
(1,554 posts)That's why I named my asshole after him. But I gotta admit the shit that comes out of there smells better and is more intelligent than he whose name it now bears.
GreenWave
(12,102 posts)Americanme
(326 posts)Charmin One
(343 posts)Dipshit Shit Hole?
mahina
(20,207 posts)Bayard
(28,025 posts)When you have to demand something bear your name. Like demanding the Nobel Peace prize.
The Washington Losers would not set a good tone....
Paladin
(32,114 posts)taxi
(2,653 posts)References to events at TSF would remind everyone, including magats, of how President Joe Biden refered to the sick f'.
twodogsbarking
(17,012 posts)sop
(17,046 posts)million$ for exclusive branding rights. Trump's so far gone he thinks they'll pay him to use his name.
FakeNoose
(39,702 posts)Nobody gets their name on a stadium for free. So we need to know, how much is Chump willing to pay?
liberalgunwilltravel
(1,019 posts)Stupid, Ugly, Fat Boy Stadium? OK, I guess.
LisaM
(29,448 posts)twodogsbarking
(17,012 posts)ificandream
(11,586 posts)Hopefully, his successor will undo much of the trash he's done as they can.
steelyboo
(762 posts)Then, on the home opener of the first season he is gone/dead, have a ceremony at halftime, centerfield, and burn all the letters. The stadium will be SRO, and they will have to broadcast it to billions around the world. Then re-name the stadium Kilmar Abrego Garcia Stadium to see how many MAGAts will stroke out.
SunSeeker
(57,354 posts)LudwigPastorius
(13,890 posts)Bald-faced bullshit!
On July 27, 2023, the United States Congress introduced the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, which proposed transferring control of the old RFK stadium land to the DC city government through a 99-year lease and permitting mixed-use development. The act was passed by the House of Representatives on February 28, 2024, passed by the Senate on December 21, and signed into law by president Joe Biden on January 6, 2025
In fact, in July Trump tried to block building the new stadium unless the Commanders returned to the racist "Redskins" brand.
Beowulf42
(314 posts)The Commanders don't understand the history of anything that has become associated with Trump turns to sh*t? From Commanders to Losers. What a name change.
Wiz Imp
(8,389 posts)Stadium naming rights bring in hundreds of millions of dollars now. Washington will sell their stadium naming rights for a similar figure. They'll be happy to put Trump's name on the stadium, but only if he pays them at least $35 million per year for the privilege. See post #30
LetMyPeopleVote
(173,302 posts)Newsom has some great suggestions
Link to tweet
Norrrm
(3,573 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(178,547 posts)That'll go over well.
cstanleytech
(28,082 posts)sellitman
(11,734 posts)mwooldri
(10,765 posts)That would be more fitting IMO.
Wiz Imp
(8,389 posts)Washington isn't going to bypass that huge amount of revenue (which they collect on an annual basis) for anyone. So, is Trump willing to pay $700 million over the next 20 years for his name to be on the stadium? Because that's the going rate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naming_rights
Or, if we look just at NFL stadiums, it would still cost him at least $400 million over 20 years.
https://doisz.com/en/blog/naming-rights-na-nfl/
SoFi Stadium: $400 million over 20 years
Allegiant Stadium: $25 million per year
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: $324 million over 27 years
IbogaProject
(5,475 posts)DJT memorial urinal #64, etc.
Aussie105
(7,470 posts)Make the place smell like what Trump smells like - figuratively and metaphorically.
3catwoman3
(28,317 posts)...that planet Earth could be re-named after him and it still wouldn't be enough.
Most people come to realize that they are not the center of the universe while still in a single digit age. Trump never has.
Jack Valentino
(4,114 posts)BidenRocks
(2,581 posts)As a 70 year old Packer owner and a hardcore NFL fan, I must say I am pissed.
I don't have enough money to subscribe to all those streaming services which carry the game. Screw Amazon so no TNF.
Half the teams really suck, yet Goodell wants to expand in Europe.
Going to a game is a Thousand dollar venture. For that I can fly from Los Angeles to Green Bay, watch the game and fly home. Try that at SoFi.
Not last and not least. If you put chumps name on a stadium, he will infect it and the yard lines will be gold, along with the restrooms.
The NFL would be dead to me.
IzzaNuDay
(1,198 posts)OMG, the deranged stuff coming out of his pie hole!
Floyd R. Turbo
(31,910 posts)Memorial Stadium!
LetMyPeopleVote
(173,302 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.
DrFunkenstein
(8,884 posts)With a stroke of his sharpie?