India, July 21 -- President Donald Trump on Sunday demanded that the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians go back to their old names out of respect for native Americans. The NFL franchise was formerly called Redskins, and the MLB side was named the Cleveland Indians.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump publicly called on the owners of both teams to consider these changes.

"The Washington "Whatever's" should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past. Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken...