The Washington Commanders modified its title formally in 2022 after placing the previous workforce title, sometimes called a slur, to mattress in 2020. Final weekend, President Donald Trump stated that he prefers the slur, and even bought reward from an indigenous group that supported the suggestion.
TMZ Sports activities spoke with Native American Guardians Affiliation’s Vice President Frank Black Cloud, who agreed with President Trump, who stated that the Washington Commanders’ title doesn’t, quote, “have the identical ring” and want to see it return to the previous title.
“It doesn’t have the identical ring to me, however successful may make all the things sound good,” Trump stated as he spoke with the media in New Jersey on July 6.
Frank Black Cloud claims that the previous workforce title was “by no means a slur, however a logo of energy, honor, and pleasure for American Indian individuals. President Trump is standing with historical past, with reality, and with American Indian voices which have been silenced for much too lengthy.”
TMZ Sports activities adopted up with a supply inside the Washington Commanders group about reverting to the previous workforce title, which says there aren’t any plans to vary issues again to the previous.
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