President Trump weighs in on teams changing their nicknames

President Donald Trump must be in a sporting mood Monday. First, he went after NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, then he opined on the ongoing nickname controversy regarding Washington’s NFL team and Cleveland’s MLB team.

The tweets:

They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness, but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians, two fabled sports franchises, look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct. Indians, like Elizabeth Warren, must be very angry right now!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020

Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 6, 2020

A FOX exec countered the NASCAR claim.

NASCAR viewership on Fox networks is up +8% since returning from its pandemic hiatus on May 17.

— Michael Mulvihill (@mulvihill79) July 6, 2020

It’s not like there is a pandemic raging or anything else to focus on these days.