MaddowBlog-Trump's football troubles take a weird turn as he eyes new name 'for the NFL stuff'

[LetMyPeopleVote]

To the extent that the NFL has itself become a political football, it’s apparently in Democrats’ hands.

Link to tweet

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-football-troubles-take-a-weird-turn-as-he-eyes-new-name-for-the-nfl-stuff

Five years ago, Politico highlighted the president’s “decadeslong grudge against the NFL” and the eagerness with which he has incorporated the league into his broader “culture war strategy.”

Five years later, he’s still at it. NBC News reported:

If the NFL wants to improve its relationship with the current administration, there’s a new way to do it.

Change the name of the sport.

President Trump, who got the royal treatment and them some from FIFA at Friday’s World Cup draw, suggested that the world isn’t big enough for two sports with the same name.

...“But when you look at what has happened to football in the United States, it’s again ‘soccer’ in the United States,” the Republican said. “We seem to never call it that because we have a little bit of a conflict with another thing that’s called football. But when you think about it, shouldn’t it really be called — I mean, this is football, there’s no question about it. We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff. It really doesn’t make sense when you think about it.”

Trump: We have a little bit of a conflict with another thing that's called football. But when you think about it, shouldn't it really be called— I mean, this is football. There's no question. We have to come up with another name for that. It really doesn't make sense when you think about it.

— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2025-12-05T21:02:18.14384354Z

....What’s more, earlier this summer, Trump used his social media platform to argue that the Washington Commanders should return to their previous, offensive name, adding, “I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back. … I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington.” (This is a stadium that the Republican wants to see named after himself.)

For her part, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also recently said, in reference to league officials, “They suck and we’ll win and God will bless us.”

To the extent that the NFL has become a political football, it’s apparently in Democrats’ hands.

[efhmc]

1. Is there not anything this backward, evil mudmonster cannot destroy?

Yes, I know the answer but so wanted to write that.

[Bayard]

2. He'll be happy if its changed to, "trump's NFL"

Like a dog--he has to mark everything.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. STFU Donnie! NOBODY CARES WHAT YOU THINK!

I doubt seriously the Commissioner of the NFL or the owners are going to follow your lead, even though some say they are friends of yours.

They WILL NOT be changing the name of the league because YOU want to!

[BannonsLiver]

4. If I was Goodell

I would tell him that’s an interesting idea that we’d like to examine. Then I’d just wait until he croaks or leaves office in 3 years. He’ll probably forget about it in a week anyway. He has dementia/alzheimers

[pwb]

5. Football is owned by the wealth class for the wealth class.

All the Corporate T V ads, Selling the teams jerseys, the concessions, the fuel and cars and tires used to get to all the games. They have us on automatic spending. A boycott on all sports would give the 1 % a what for?

[tanyev]

6. He's the crazy nut at the end of the bar who offers his opinions on anything and everything.

The thing is, nobody in the bar pays any attention to the lunatic who can’t stop talking.

Media, STOP reporting every sound that comes out of this man’s mouth as if it’s consequential and meaningful. It’s not! Absolutely none of it is!

[flvegan]

7. Well, NFL, give him the Super American Football First 5 Peace Chicken Dinner Prize.

He'll forget all about it.

(yes, I intended "Peace" and not Piece)