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\n Related: <\/span>President Trump Pardons Former New York Mets Star Darryll Strawberry<\/span><\/a>
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The Commanders currently play at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland.<\/p>\n
Any naming rights for the new stadium will have to be approved by the National Park Service and the D.C. City Council, but ESPN reports that President Trump has the leverage to get the stadium named after him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has cards to play,\u201d a source told ESPN. \u201cHe can make it very difficult, through government environmental approvals and other things, to make sure everyone who wants this stadium to be built will join to put his name on it. Trump has plenty of cards to play to get his way.\u201d<\/p>\n
The D.C. City Council approved plans for the new stadium in September after a push from Mayor Muriel Bowser<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n![\"Trump-GettyImages-2242199520\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Trump-GettyImages-2242199520.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Donald Trump.<\/span> Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Commanders will invest $2.7 billion into the 65,000-seat stadium. Washington D.C. will contribute another $1 billion and will lease the stadium to the team. The development will also include housing, a sports complex and retail shops.<\/p>\n
Sources also told ESPN that President Trump wants the stadium to be named after him as a tribute or thank you for his work to get it approved, similar to Lambeau Field or the former RFK Stadium.<\/p>\n
Three months after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell<\/strong> announced the plans for the new stadium, President Trump said he would block construction if Commanders owner Josh Harris did not change the team name back to its old name of the Redskins.<\/p>\nThe name was originally changed in 2020 under former owner Dan Snyder<\/strong>, as it was considered offensive to some Native American groups. The franchise spent two years as the \u201cWashington Football Team\u201d before changing its name to the Commanders in 2022.<\/p>\nPresident Trump is scheduled to be in attendance at the Commanders game on Sunday, November 9, against the Detroit Lions, as the guest of Harris. He will be participating in halftime activities to honor the military.<\/p>\n
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The Commanders will invest $2.7 billion into the 65,000-seat stadium. Washington D.C. will contribute another $1 billion and will lease the stadium to the team. The development will also include housing, a sports complex and retail shops.<\/p>\n
Sources also told ESPN that President Trump wants the stadium to be named after him as a tribute or thank you for his work to get it approved, similar to Lambeau Field or the former RFK Stadium.<\/p>\n
Three months after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell<\/strong> announced the plans for the new stadium, President Trump said he would block construction if Commanders owner Josh Harris did not change the team name back to its old name of the Redskins.<\/p>\n The name was originally changed in 2020 under former owner Dan Snyder<\/strong>, as it was considered offensive to some Native American groups. The franchise spent two years as the \u201cWashington Football Team\u201d before changing its name to the Commanders in 2022.<\/p>\n President Trump is scheduled to be in attendance at the Commanders game on Sunday, November 9, against the Detroit Lions, as the guest of Harris. He will be participating in halftime activities to honor the military.<\/p>\n