Trump Reportedly Wants New Nfl Stadium In Washington Named After Him

Donald Trump wants nan Washington Commanders to put his sanction connected their early stadium, ESPN reported connected Saturday.

A “senior White House source” told ESPN that nan commander-in-chief has expressed his wishes to nan NFL team’s ownership group, led by Josh Harris.

“It’s what nan president wants, and it will astir apt happen,” nan root said.

Trump, of course, is nary alien to putting his sanction connected buildings, hotels, casinos and play courses arsenic a existent property developer, successful summation to trading Trump-branded items ranging from sneakers to bibles.

“That would beryllium a beautiful name, arsenic it was President Trump who made nan rebuilding of nan caller stadium possible,” White House property caput Karoline Leavitt told ESPN connected Friday nighttime via email.

The planned $3.7bn domed stadium will beryllium constructed successful Washington DC astatine nan erstwhile tract of RFK Stadium, location to nan then-Washington Redskins from 1961 done 1996. The 65,000-seat stadium is projected to unfastened successful 2030.

A spokesperson for nan Commanders, who presently play astatine Northwest Stadium successful Landover, Maryland, declined to supply a remark to ESPN connected Saturday.

Other than Green Bay’s Lambeau Field and Chicago’s Soldier Field, NFL stadiums almost ever waste their lucrative naming authorities to firm sponsors.

A fewer accommodation person some nicknames and sponsors, including Kansas City’s GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium and Denver’s Empower Field astatine Mile High.

Presumably, nan Commanders still could waste nan naming authorities while besides keeping nan White House happy: Northwest Field astatine Trump Stadium, for example.

Trump is expected to be nan Commanders’ location crippled Sunday against nan Detroit Lions arsenic a impermanent of Harris.