"The White House said Saturday it would be "beautiful" to name the new stadium for Washington's NFL team after President Donald Trump following an ESPN report that an intermediary has told the Commanders' ownership group that he wants it to bear his name. Trump could deliver the message in person on Sunday when he is expected to watch the Commanders play the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland. American veterans are scheduled to be honored at halftime."
"A spokesperson for the Washington Commanders told The Associated Press in a text message that the team had no comment on the report. The office of the city's mayor, Democrat Muriel Bowser, declined comment. Under a deal announced in April between the team and the District of Columbia, the team will return to the nation's capital in a new stadium expected to cost nearly $4 billion."
"Democratic President Joe Biden signed a bill late last year to transfer land, which included that old stadium, from the federal government to the city. The deal, with the team contributing $2.7 billion and the city investing roughly $1.1 billion for the stadium, housing, green space and a sports complex on land bordering the Anacostia River, was approved by the D.C. City Council in September, and demolition has begun."
The White House said it would be "beautiful" to name the new Washington NFL stadium after President Donald Trump, citing reports that he asked for the name. Trump is expected to attend a Commanders game in Landover, Maryland, where veterans will be honored at halftime. The Commanders and D.C. mayor's office declined to comment. A deal will return the team to the capital with a nearly $4 billion stadium built on the RFK site. The team will contribute $2.7 billion and the city roughly $1.1 billion; land transfer was signed by President Joe Biden and demolition has begun. Trump previously threatened to block the deal by urging a return to the Redskins name.
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