President Donald Trump desires the forthcoming stadium for the Washington Commanders to bear his title.
With building set to start on the stadium subsequent 12 months, ESPN has reported that the White House is in communication with the Commanders’ possession group, asking for the stadium to bear Trump’s title. The venue, set to price $3.7 billion, might be constructed on the positioning of the previous RFK Stadium.
“That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt instructed ESPN.
She continued, “It’s what the president wants, and it will probably happen.”
On Sunday (November 9), Trump will attend the Commanders’ recreation in opposition to the Detroit Lions as a visitor of Josh Harris, managing associate of the D.C. soccer crew. By the time the stadium for the NFC East crew opens in 2030, the naming choice will seemingly have been made by the District of Columbia Council, which leases the stadium to the Commanders, and National Park Service, who oversees the federal authorities land the venue is positioned on.
“The team doesn’t have the authority. They can’t name the stadium … on their own,” one supply mentioned. “The city would be involved in that decision, and the Park Service would be involved.”
The stadium is not the one place that President Trump desires bearing his title; the commander-in-chief has additionally pushed for a rebrand of the Kennedy Center by subsequent month, per Deadline.