When President Donald Trump reopened a long-closed conversation about the name of the Washington NFL team, he and others implied that liberal thinking forced the venerable franchise to change its name from Redskins to Commanders in 2022.

The president threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders’ new stadium if the team did not bow to his demand.

The Washington Commanders unveiled their new alternate jerseys for the upcoming season earlier this month. The team celebrated the franchise’s 93rd anniversary by unveiling a new alternate helmet and uniform inspired by their 1979-2019 road design,

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins.

President Trump on Sunday publicly demanded that the Washington Commanders change the team name back to the Redskins— labeling them derisively the “Washington Whatever’s.”

Scott Turner, the HUD secretary and former Washington Redskins defensive back, backed President Donald Trump's push to change the Commanders' nickname.

A former Blackfeet Tribal chair member designed the logo decades ago. And while the team recently adopted a new name and identity, some Montanans have pushed to preserve the original.

Washington Commanders GM Adam Peters made clearthat he doesn’t expect any of that sort of outside conversation to interfere with their real jobs.