White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday that President Trump believes the Native American community would be “very angry” about the name change of the Washington Redskins.
The Redskins announced Monday that they would withdraw their team name and logo after 87 years, amid public recognition with the racial connotations of sports team names. The team did not announce a new name.
“These teams name their teams on strength, not weakness,” McEnany said in a briefing. “[Trump] He says he believes the Native American community would be very angry about this. “
The press secretary pointed to a 2016 Washington Post poll that found 9 out of 10 Native Americans are not offended by the Redskins’ name. The survey revealed that the minds of Native Americans had not changed with respect to the team name since a 2004 survey by the Annenberg Center for Public Policy found the same result. McEnany added that many Native Americans expressed “admiration” for the team’s name.
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Last week, Trump intervened in the Redskins and Cleveland Indians, possibly changing their names in light of protests of racial injustice, suggesting it would be an act of “weakness.”
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“They name teams out of STRENGTH, not out of weakness, but now the Redskins and Washington Indians, two legendary sports franchises, look like they’re going to change their names to be politically correct.” Indians, like Elizabeth Warren, must be very angry right now! Trump wrote on Twitter.
