There was some speculation that Trump is using the issue to distract attention from the Jeffrey Epstein files, and whether he was implicated in them.

President Trump is demanding that Washington’s NFL team and Cleveland’s MLB franchise return to their former names — and threatening to block the Commanders’ stadium deal if they don’t. The Morning Joe panel reacts and discusses the broader strategy possibly at play.

The president threatened to block a deal for the Washington Commanders’ new stadium if the team did not bow to his demand.