Cleveland, Donald Trump and Washington
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Later in the day, he threatened the NFL team’s stadium deal if it didn't change its name back to the Redskins.
WASHINGTON — Terry Francona did not make the decision to change Cleveland’s franchise name to the Guardians, and he’s no longer their manager, and will be half a state removed from any thoughts of revising it.
President Trump is demanding that Washington’s NFL team and Cleveland’s MLB franchise return to their former names — and threatening to block the Commanders’ stadium deal if they don’t. The Morning Joe panel reacts and discusses the broader strategy possibly at play.
The $960,000 federal grant is the third installment in a series of federal investments totaling over $129 million, with construction of the $447 million project set to begin in 2027.
There was some speculation that Trump is using the issue to distract attention from the Jeffrey Epstein files, and whether he was implicated in them.