Trump fears loom over Commanders execs over Redskins nickname pressure as stadium vote nears: report

Washington Commanders executives are reportedly afraid they will have to restore the Redskins nickname or possibly face President Donald Trump hampering their D.C. stadium deal in some way.

The organization has recently come under fire from Trump for not restoring the name in a series of Truth Social posts earlier this month. The New York Post reported on Wednesday that team owners Josh Harris and David Blitz have warned business associates that the White House "does indeed have some leverage" over their plans to build a stadium on the old RFK Stadium site.

The stadium is on federal land leased to the D.C. government for at least the next 99 years, the New York Post noted. Th...