Donald Trump Reacts to Cleveland Indians Changing Their Name

The last few teams with Native American nicknames are going by the wayside. First the NFL franchise the Washington Redskins changed their name to the Washington Football Team, and now we have the next domino to fall in Major League Baseball. The Cleveland Indians are officially changing their name.

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Trump reacted to the news:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1338327779956363265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1338327779956363265%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2F2020%2F12%2F14%2Fthe-president-reacts-negatively-to-the-cleveland-indians-changing-their-name-tweet%2F

The internet reacted to his thoughts:

It’s ridiculous I mean that makes as much sense as removing the Cookie Monster off of Sesame Street because of obesity becoming a threat in America.

— 🇺🇸♥️Holly Ann Weldon ♥️🇺🇸 (@hzgrlholly) December 14, 2020

https://twitter.com/eugenegu/status/1338328749398319104

https://twitter.com/DPWIMM/status/1338327937280585728

I’m a Democrat and on this I AGREE WITH DONALD TRUMP! SINCE WHEN did the word “INDIANS” become controversial? If indigenous people want the respect they deserve, STOP TRYING TO ROB THE REST OF US OF OUR CULTURE! That team has been the CLEVELAND INDIANS for more than 100 years!

— Fred McConnell (@radiomantxx) December 14, 2020

https://twitter.com/crunchy_martha/status/1338328593752072192

https://twitter.com/VivaldiAgain/status/1338362625789399042

https://twitter.com/DPWIMM/status/1338328092549517312

No matter what side of the aisle you sit on, it’s tough to see all these legendary franchises changing their names. It was only a matter of time before they felt pressured to do so.

But in the long term it’s the right thing to do.

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