Trump on Sunday pushed the Washington Commanders NFL team to return to its previous name, which was scrapped five years ago because it included a word that many view as a slur against Native Americans.

The president also threatened to block a complicated deal for the Commanders to return to a stadium in Washington, D.C., unless they return to the name "Washington Redskins."

"The Washington "Whatever's" should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this," Mr. Trump wrote.

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[–] 34 points 1 year ago (6 children)

NFL is a legally legislated monopoly.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Oddly enough, there was another football league (USFL) which won an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL.

    I'll bet you'll never guess what dipshit owned the New Jersey Generals until USFL went under. /s

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There’s a great story about how that dipshit sunk the entire enterprise by being a complete incompetent dipshit.

    How the old USFL emerged, and how Trump helped kill it

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    I thought the MLB was the only legally legislated court mandated monopoly in the states.

    This case is the main reason why MLB has not faced any competitor leagues since 1922, and MLB, to date, remains the only American sports league with such an antitrust exemption

    Probably more bullshit that Ken Burns taught me.

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