President Donald Trump slammed the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians on Twitter for thinking about modifications to their respective group names, implicating the groups of “trying to be politically right.”
Trump tweeted Monday that the NFLs Redskins and MLBs Indians are “legendary sports franchises.” He likewise taunted Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who has claimed Native American origins and has been a regular target of barbs from Trump.
They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weak point, and now the Washington Redskins & & Cleveland Indians, 2 legendary sports franchises, appear like they are going to be changing their names in order to be political correctness. Indians, like Elizabeth Warren, should be extremely angry right now!– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020
It was the 2nd racially charged, sports-related tweet of the day from Trump, who earlier Monday called out NASCAR for banning the Confederate flag and accused Bubba Wallace, the sports just Black driver, of committing a “HOAX” involving a noose in his garage last month at Talladega Superspeedway.
The Redskins appear most likely to change their name amidst a nationwide motion to eliminate racially insensitive symbols, given the nationwide concentrate on human rights and social justice after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
2 RelatedWashington coach Ron Rivera told The Washington Post on Saturday that he has been dealing with group owner Daniel Snyder on a new group label in recent weeks. The Redskins revealed Friday that they will “go through a thorough evaluation” of the nickname after several sponsors, consisting of FedEx, which owns the identifying rights to the groups arena, urged the franchise to alter a nickname that has actually been deemed offensive for years.
The Indians likewise released a declaration Friday, stating the company is “devoted to engaging our neighborhood and suitable stakeholders to determine the very best path forward with regard to our group name.”
Trump has formerly protected the Redskins name on Twitter. In October 2013, he tweeted that presidents “need to not be informing the Washington Redskins to change their name” and implicated then-President Barack Obama of “bothering the independently owned” franchise.
