Cleveland, Trump and Washington
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President Donald Trump is urging Cleveland Guardians ownership to reconsider their name and revert to the Cleveland Indians, so we decided to survey fans before Monday's game: Guardians or Indians?
North American Indian Cultural Center in Tallmadge opposes "reversing progress" after President Trump urges Cleveland Guardians to change name back.
Epstein headlines, tariffs and foreign conflicts haven't kept President Trump too busy to pick at an old scab that, for some Clevelanders, is still healing. Why it matters: The rebranding of the Cleveland Indians to the Guardians is one of the most polarizing subjects among local sports fans and residents over the past decade.
President Donald Trump urged the Cleveland Guardians to revert to its former name, the Cleveland Indians. In a Truth Social post on Sunday morning, Trump called for both the Guardians and the Washington Commanders to change their names. President Donald Trump urged the Cleveland Guardians to revert to its former name, the Cleveland Indians.
WASHINGTON — Terry Francona did not make the decision to change Cleveland’s franchise name to the Guardians, and he’s no longer their manager, and will be half a state removed from any thoughts of revising it.
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As Trump calls for return to the name “Indians,” we look at the team’s multiple identities going back more than 100 years.
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday encouraging the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names.
President Donald Trump is urging Guardians ownership to reconsider their name and revert to the Indians, so we decided to survey fans before Monday's game: Guardians or Indians?