Trump speaks out against sports teams abandoning Native American names

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President Donald Trump addressed the wave of sports teams that underwent name changes in recent years to remove references to Native American heritage. 

Trump called the name changes "degrading to the Indian population." 

"I think it's degrading to the Indian population, and it's a great population, and they like when they're called by various names," Trump said. 

Trump declined to say whether he would try to get the Washington Commanders to change their name back to Redskins as a condition for building a new stadium on federal property. However, Trump did say he believes Redskins was better than the team's current name. 

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