Cleveland, Ohio – Reports of the Cleveland baseball team’s intent to drop its long-standing nickname “Indians” after the 2021 season have caught the attention of President Donald Trump.
The president, using his favorite medium, Twitter Sent a tweet Criticizing the planned name change late Sunday night, he said, “Cancel culture at work!”
The New York Times first announced its intention to change the name of the Cleveland. A confirmed source for Cleveland.com is that the club will announce this week its intention to play under the same name and uniform in 2021, but will drop the “Indians” after the upcoming season. The new name has not yet been decided.
Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com says the name change should not come as a surprise, as the group has identified that this could happen again in July. However, the team is moving faster than expected.
This is not the first time Trump has responded to a name change. In July, He used Twitter again When the Washington football team dropped its nickname, it complained that it was “politically correct” to criticize. Trump defended the former Washington nickname in 2013 through a tweet.