The name change comes amid a wider cultural shift of institutions ditching racist names and logos.
President Donald Trump throws a baseball on the South Lawn of the White House on July 23, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Trump said he was a "FORMER" baseball fan and criticized "changes to destroy our culture and heritage."Donald Trump has criticized the Cleveland Indians' decision to change their name to the Cleveland Guardians, calling it a "disgrace." On Friday Trump released a statement saying, "Can anybody believe that the Cleveland Indians, a storied and cherished baseball franchise since taking the name in 1915, are changing their name to the Guardians? Such a disgrace."
Trump said that the move was "disrespectful" to Native Americans. "I guarantee that the people who are most angry about it are the many Indians of our Country," he said.The Major League Baseball club announced the name change on Friday through a video narrated by Tom Hanks."And now it's time to unite as one family, one community to build the next era for this team in this city, to keep watch, and guard what makes this game the greatest.
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