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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan he really demand that teams change their name? Does he have any power over them? Funding them?

sakabatou
(45,094 posts)That is mostly up to the owners, and the major stake holders IIRC.
elleng
(140,187 posts)but he thinks he's emperor (No clothing, of course.)
johnnyfins
(2,438 posts)For the Commanders. And he will. Epstein's Pal is a desperate, cornered, rat.
Blues Heron
(7,180 posts)Igel
(36,981 posts)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)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.
Bernardo de La Paz
(57,163 posts)yellowcanine
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canetoad
(19,320 posts)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?
Haggard Celine
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onenote
(45,460 posts)So, possibly yes, at least in terms of delays.
Paladin
(31,071 posts)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)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)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)Because he isn't very popular and football is.
dsc
(53,030 posts)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.