White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters – July 21, 2025Karoline Leavitt spoke to the press outside the White House on Monday and confirmed that President Trump wants the Washington Commanders to restore their former team name, the Redskins, and that he’s not afraid to block their return to RFK Stadium, the team’s former home.President Trump on Sunday warned of “restrictions” on the Washington Commanders’ new stadium deal unless they change their name back to the Washington Redskins.“If they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,” the President wrote on Truth Social.“The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone. Cleveland should do the same with the Cleveland Indians.”Trump Threatens to Block Washington Commanders Stadium Deal Unless They Change Name Back to Redskins/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i