U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins.

Scott Turner, the HUD secretary and former Washington Redskins defensive back, backed President Donald Trump's push to change the Commanders' nickname.

Trump also said he wants the Cleveland Guardians to revert back to the Indians. Neither team has plans to change its name again.

President Donald Trump has called for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to change their names back to the Redskins and Indians.

President Donald Trump threatened to put a "restriction" on the Washington Commanders' plans to build a new stadium in D.C. over refusal to revert back to their old name.

The president has sought to impose his political will on a variety of sports in the U.S. His threats to the Commanders and Guardians are the latest example.

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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith went off on President Donald Trump’s push for the Washington Commanders to change their name back to the Washington Redskins. During a rant on “First Take” on Monday, Smith accused Trump, who is threatening to hold up the Commanders’ stadium deal, of trying to distract from the Epstein files.