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9 times Donald Trump has tried to insert himself into the NFL

Anna Moneymaker

In May of this year, Trump and the NFL played nice, with a White House announcement that the 2027 NFL Draft would take place in Washington, D.C. "It's such an honor to have that," Trump said. "I think it will be great for everybody. Great for our country. It's going to be something very special. There's no scene like it. There's no site like it."

Two months later, Trump threatened to derail the deal to build a stadium in Washington because he didn't like the name change of the local team in 2020. "I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original 'Washington Redskins,' and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, 'Washington Commanders,' I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington. … MAKE INDIANS GREAT AGAIN (MIGA)!," he wrote.

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