CLEVELAND, Ohio – Reports that the Cleveland baseball team has long intended to drop its “Indian” nickname after the 2021 season have caught the attention of outgoing President Donald Trump.
President, his favorite medium, Twitter, Sent a tweet Criticizing the name change planned late Sunday night, he called it “cancel the culture at work!”
The New York Times first reported the intention to rename Cleveland. A source confirming to Cleveland.com that the club will announce its intention to play under the same name and uniform by 2021 this week, but will leave “Indian” after next season. The new name has not yet been decided.
Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com reports that the name change shouldn’t come as a surprise as the team indicated it is likely to return in July. However, the team is moving faster than expected.
This is not the first time Trump has reacted to a name change. In July, He used Twitter again The political football team complained of “political purity” when it came to nicknames. Trump also defended Washington’s former nickname Washington in 2013 through tweets.
