{"id":195653,"date":"2025-07-10T08:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/195653\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T08:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:17:11","slug":"donald-trump-praised-by-native-american-org-for-washington-nfl-team-name-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/195653\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Praised by Native American Org. for Washington NFL Team Name Stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Donald Trump<br \/>\n                          Native American Org. Praises Prez<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Appreciates D.C. NFL Team Name Stance<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published July 10, 2025 12:30 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250708_186e102219b847d38d72e1218aab97fb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a3d31000-b32b-4a65-881a-58417370a2ec\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/186e102219b847d38d72e1218aab97fb_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald-trump-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s firm stance on Washington&#8217;s NFL team name is receiving high praise from one prestigious Native American organization, which told TMZ Sports this week it agrees the moniker should have never been changed.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, on Sunday, Trump said if it were up to him, D.C.&#8217;s football squad would not currently go by the &#8220;Commanders.&#8221; He claimed it simply doesn&#8217;t have the &#8220;same ring&#8221; as the old, controversial moniker &#8212; and he&#8217;d prefer to see it revert back.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ad2c5cda7c8a489dbcffdfb8b20626d8_md.jpg\" alt=\"070725_trump_commanders_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    LiveNOW from FOX<\/p>\n<p>When we spoke with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nagaeducation.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Native American Guardians Association<\/a> this week &#8230; the org.&#8217;s vice president, Frank Black Cloud, told us POTUS&#8217; comments &#8220;validate what Indian Country has been saying for years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The old name, he said, &#8220;was never a slur, but a symbol of strength, honor, and pride for American Indian people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250708_3d919902a4994021a3996ecfd111e04e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a3d31000-b32b-4a65-881a-58417370a2ec\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/3d919902a4994021a3996ecfd111e04e_md.jpg\" alt=\"washington commanders redskins logo\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;President Trump is standing with history, with truth, and with American Indian voices that have been silenced for far too long.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The NAGA exec. went on to commend Trump for speaking on behalf of American Indians, adding, &#8220;This is not about nostalgia &#8212; it\u2019s about justice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250709_562074fdf24a432cb1c65488d627c577\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a3d31000-b32b-4a65-881a-58417370a2ec\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/562074fdf24a432cb1c65488d627c577_md.jpg\" alt=\"jayden-daniels-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the feelings from Trump and NAGA, our sources told us Monday<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/07\/07\/washington-commanders-name-change-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> reconsideration<\/a> is off the table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Native American Org. 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