WASHINGTON (July 22, 2025) – As the process of returning the Washington Commanders back to Washington D.C. is still underway, the current administration is now calling for the team’s owners to change the team’s name back to their former name as the Washington Redskins. The administration also announced plans to prevent a new stadium being built in Washington if their demands aren’t met.
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Politics and Policy
Peter Loge is an associate professor at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Professor Loge has over 30 years of experience in politics and communications. He currently leads the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at the School of Media and Public Affairs.
"In trying to draw attention to sports, Trump is trying to draw attention away from the Epstein saga and his increasingly unpopular policies,” Loge said. “It's the political equivalent of shouting 'look over there!'"
Sports Management
Lisa Delpy Neirotti is the director of the MS in Sport Management Program and an associate professor of sport management, has been a professor of sport, event, and tourism management at GW for more than 30 years. Delpy Neirotti works with a number of sport event organizations, sponsors, and professional teams to conduct economic and market research studies including the Olympic Games, World Cup, Citi Bank Tennis Tournament, College Football Bowl Games, among others.
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