White House reacts after report claims Trump wants new Commanders DC stadium named for him

President Donald Trump reportedly wants the Washington Commanders' upcoming stadium successful the nation's superior to beryllium named aft him.

ESPN's study came a time aft the White House announced that Trump would be Sunday’s Commanders crippled against the Detroit Lions and grant subject veterans astatine halftime.

The White House did not corroborate the study to Fox News Digital, but successful a statement, property caput Karoline Leavitt said, "That would surely beryllium a beauteous name, arsenic it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the caller stadium possible."

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The domed stadium, which volition beryllium built astatine the tract of RFK Stadium, is acceptable to outgo $3.7 billion. ESPN reported that determination person been "back-channel communications" with Josh Harris and different Commanders owners.

"It's what the president wants, and it volition astir apt happen," a White House authoritative told ESPN.

A root with the squad told ESPN that determination person been nary ceremonial discussions, but conversations are anticipated. The stadium sanction volition apt beryllium determined by the District of Columbia Council and National Park Service.

Trump recovered himself successful a conundrum with the Commanders enactment earlier this year, threatening to halt the team's plans to physique a caller stadium successful the nation's superior if they didn't bring backmost their aged "Redskins" moniker.

A presumption of a Washington Redskins helmet and logo earlier the crippled betwixt the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins astatine AT&T Stadium. (Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports)

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"My connection connected the Washington Redskins has wholly blown up, but lone successful a precise affirmative way," Trump wrote successful a Truth Social post. "I whitethorn enactment a regularisation connected them that if they don’t alteration the sanction backmost to the archetypal ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get escaped of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t marque a woody for them to physique a Stadium successful Washington. The Team would beryllium overmuch much valuable, and the Deal would beryllium much breathtaking for everyone."

Trump besides called the Commanders the "Washington 'Whatever's,'" adding that the Cleveland Guardians should bash the same.

"Our large Indian people, successful monolithic numbers, privation this to happen. Their practice and prestige is systematically being taken distant from them. Times are antithetic present than they were 3 oregon 4 years ago. We are a Country of passionateness and communal sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!" Trump wrote successful a Truth Social station astatine the time.

Harris joined Trump, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell successful the Oval Office erstwhile the woody for the RFK Stadium tract was announced.

Republican statesmanlike nominee and erstwhile President Donald Trump attends a crippled betwixt the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets successful Latrobe, Pennsylvania connected Oct. 20, 2024.  (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

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Sunday volition people the archetypal NFL crippled Trump has attended this season. He was astatine Super Bowl LIX, which the Philadelphia Eagles won implicit the Kansas City Chiefs successful New Orleans.

"We are honored to invited President Trump to the crippled arsenic we observe those who person served and proceed to service our country. The full Commanders enactment is arrogant to enactment successful the NFL’s league-wide Salute to Service initiative, recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans, active-duty work members, and their families this Sunday," the Commanders said successful a statement.

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