Trump, a sports team renaming with Native American heritage: “degrading”
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President Donald Trump tackled the wave of sports teams Name has been changed In recent years, we have removed references to Native American heritage.
Trump It is called the name has been changed “It will degrade the Indian population.”
“I think it’s degraded to the Indian population, and it’s very population and I like when they’re called by different names,” Trump said.
Trump refused to say whether he would try and get Washington commanders to return his name to the Redskins as a condition for building a new stadium on federal property. But Trump said he believes the Redskins are better than the team’s current name.
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“I can tell you that I spoke to people from Indian heritage who love that name and who love that team. It was a much better name than what they have now, and I think there was a legacy behind it.
The Washington Post published its poll in June. 58% of fans Commander fans said they didn’t like the team’s new name.
Trump also denounced the decision to change the name of MLB’s Cleveland Indians to Guardians after the end of the 2021 season.
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“They changed the name of the Cleveland Indians. Why would you remove the name “Indian” from the Cleveland Indians? And now it’s called Cleveland,” Trump said. “So that doesn’t make sense to me.
“I think that’s really mean to the Indians, but I’m sure changing the name of the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians will have an impact on the team, not the same for the Cleveland Guardians, for example.”
Meanwhile, on Long Island, Masapequa High’s nickname is Chief, New York State law states The school must remove logos related to Indigenous peoples by the end of the year.
The Massapequa School District sued the state, but a federal judge ruled against the district.
Trump previously spoke out in support of the school’s right to maintain the name.
“I agree with the people of Massapequa on Long Island. Long Island is fighting fiercely to maintain the Massapequa Chiefs logo for teams and schools.” Trump wrote about the true society.
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December 4, 2016; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Detailed view of the Washington Redskins logo on helmets against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-Usa Today Sports)
“After all these years, changing their names is ridiculous and in fact they are humiliated by our great Indian population. The Board of Education, and virtually everyone in the region, is asking for names. It ended up retaining the identity of the school. McMahon, fight for the people of Massapequa on this very important issue.
The commander and guardians changed their names from “Redskins” and “Indians” after public protests. The Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs and Florida Seminoles are all under pressure, but they haven’t changed their nicknames.
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