Native American groups slam Trump call to bring back Redskins name

Trump also urged Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardians, who changed their name from Indians in 2021, to follow suit.

Two Native American groups on Monday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to block a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team restores its old and controversial Redskins name. Pic: Al Bello/Getty Images

Two Native American groups on Monday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to block a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team restores its old and controversial Redskins name.

In Sunday posts on his Truth Social platform, Trump said there was "a big clamoring" for the team, which has been called the Commanders since 2022, to revert to its former name and that "​our great Indian people" want it to happen.