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Can he really demand that teams change their name? Does he have any power over them? Funding them? (Original Post) question everything Yesterday OP
Nope. sakabatou Yesterday #1
No, elleng Yesterday #2
He can gum up the works on anew stadium deal johnnyfins Yesterday #3
Chaos elleng Yesterday #5
Yes he has levers he can and will pull. Look how he got mayor bowser of dc to tear up blm plaza. Money threats. Blues Heron Yesterday #4
DC's different, though, isn't it? Igel 18 hrs ago #13
A threat always works if people don't stand up to it. usonian Yesterday #6
It's important, but it is an attempt to divert from Epstein. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #7
Yep. Jeremy who? yellowcanine 19 hrs ago #10
Wouldn't think so canetoad 21 hrs ago #8
We pay tax on tea, too. Haggard Celine 19 hrs ago #9
Constructing a new stadium probably will involve permits from federal agencies. onenote 18 hrs ago #11
trump's trying to repeat his extortion efforts, like he did with Harvard and Big Law. Paladin 18 hrs ago #12
Maybe visas for players, if there are any. Igel 18 hrs ago #14
Nada, Zip, Zilch. ProudMNDemocrat 17 hrs ago #15
He can increase their popularity by 60 percent Johonny 17 hrs ago #16
The Guardians no dsc 16 hrs ago #17

johnnyfins

(2,438 posts)
3. He can gum up the works on anew stadium deal
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 02:00 AM
Yesterday

For the Commanders. And he will. Epstein's Pal is a desperate, cornered, rat.

Blues Heron

(7,180 posts)
4. Yes he has levers he can and will pull. Look how he got mayor bowser of dc to tear up blm plaza. Money threats.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 02:01 AM
Yesterday

Igel

(36,981 posts)
13. DC's different, though, isn't it?
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:17 AM
18 hrs ago

In states, the mayor sort of has to wrangle with the governor. Not in DC--but that doesn't mean Bowser has the latitude of a governor.

usonian

(19,164 posts)
6. A threat always works if people don't stand up to it.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 02:22 AM
Yesterday

He is a zero. Empty. He only threatens to see who is afraid. And it works because of his media-inflated persona.

Behind the curtain, nothing at all. Everyone does his dirty work, and he trashes every one.

canetoad

(19,320 posts)
8. Wouldn't think so
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 04:59 AM
21 hrs ago

Not even Chas 3 and his far-flung Prime Ministers make countries bow down to changing the name of sporting clubs.

So how did that revolution thing work out for ya'all?

onenote

(45,460 posts)
11. Constructing a new stadium probably will involve permits from federal agencies.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:25 AM
18 hrs ago

So, possibly yes, at least in terms of delays.

Paladin

(31,071 posts)
12. trump's trying to repeat his extortion efforts, like he did with Harvard and Big Law.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:36 AM
18 hrs ago

The only open question at this point is what we're going to do about it. What say you, Democratic "leadership"? How much gangster-like behavior is enough for some serious, way-overdue movement towards an impeachment? What's left of democracy in this once-proud country is hanging by a thread at this point...

Igel

(36,981 posts)
14. Maybe visas for players, if there are any.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:20 AM
18 hrs ago

But if MAGA-folk are fanbase, then there's that. Publicity. Maybe telling a governor that, "Hey, Chaz, you know that environmental or roads project you wanted federal fund for?"

President also has no Constitutional power (and neither does Congress) over local schools, but that doesn't matter. Once there's funding, it's like legal drinking age or speed limits: Do as we say or that money you've come to base your state budget goes bye-bye.

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,896 posts)
15. Nada, Zip, Zilch.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:31 AM
17 hrs ago

TACO Don has NO jurisdiction on privately owned business entities such as Sports teams.

Stadiums are usually partially funded by Local governments, not the Federal. He can try, but he will not be effective.

Johonny

(24,189 posts)
16. He can increase their popularity by 60 percent
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:37 AM
17 hrs ago

Because he isn't very popular and football is.

dsc

(53,030 posts)
17. The Guardians no
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 09:37 AM
16 hrs ago

Any stadium deals would be local and state funds only and he can't do diddly about that. In terms of the Commanders, he almost certainly can at least delay any stadium deal.

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