When President Donald Trump demanded that the Washington Commanders change their name back to the Redskins — a slur that the team dropped as a moniker in 2020 — it should have surprised no one.
Not only because he’s shown that he can’t resist a culture war skirmish, but because for decades, the nation’s most popular sport has been leveraged by presidents to bolster their standings. During his first term, Trump knew the play. He ran it successfully against NFL players who knelt during the National Anthem.
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