President Trump says “a small group…with absolutely crazy ideas” are “forcing” the Cleveland Indians’ to change their name.
QUICK FACTS:
- Trump released a statement on Thursday criticizing the Cleveland Indians’ name change to the “Guardians.”
- He claimed that the people most angry about the change “are the many Indians of our Country.”
- President Trump also blamed the efforts to change the name on “a small group of people” who want to “destroy our culture and heritage.”
- He finished by warning that the American people will not put up with the changes anymore.
TRUMP’S FULL STATEMENT:
- “Can anybody believe that the Cleveland Indians, a storied and cherished baseball franchise since taking the name in 1915, are changing their name to the Guardians? Such a disgrace, and I guarantee that the people who are most angry about it are the many Indians of our Country. Wouldn’t it be an honor to have a team named the Cleveland Indians, and wouldn’t it be disrespectful to rip that name and logo off of those jerseys? The people of Cleveland cannot be thrilled and I, as a FORMER baseball fan, cannot believe things such as this are happening. A small group of people, with absolutely crazy ideas and policies, is forcing these changes to destroy our culture and heritage. At some point, the people will not take it anymore!”
