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Trump news at a glance: president goes on offensive over NFL and MBL team names

Donald Trump calls on Commanders and Guardians to revert to names that were abandoned due to being racially insensitive – key US politics stories from Sunday 20 July at a glance

Donald Trump has weighed into a new fight – this time with two sports teams. The president wants Washington’s football franchise the Commanders and Cleveland baseball team the Guardians to revert to their former names, which were abandoned in recent years due to being racially insensitive to Native Americans.

Trump said on Sunday on Truth Social that: “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team …. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past.”

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