Oct 13, 2025; Landover, Maryland, USA; A general overview of the Northwest Stadium before the game between the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders. Peter Casey/Imagn Images/Reuters

The White House said Sunday it would be “beautiful” if the Washington Commanders NFL team named their planned stadium in the nation’s capital after President Donald Trump.

That statement comes after ESPN reported that there have been backchannel talks between the White House and the Washington Commanders ownership group in which Trump expressed interest in having the stadium named after him.

“That would surely be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CNN in a statement.

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