Trump Dragged For Claiming Indigenous People Are The 'Most Angry' About Cleveland Guardians Name Change

That\u2019s just a hell of a rollout. Respect pic.twitter.com/SydBaJEUPJ

— Ben LaBolt (@Ben LaBolt) 1627058897

NEW!\n\nPresident Trump: "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?\n\n"Such a disgrace...pic.twitter.com/07QD30bqe9

— Liz Harrington (@Liz Harrington) 1627059570

"A small group of people, with absolutely crazy ideas, is trying to convince a larger number of people that they actually won an election they lost by over 7 million votes! It's hilarious!!"

— Volemangler (@Volemangler) 1627061878

Actually as a life long baseball fan, I think it\u2019s a great name representative of their city. And Native Americans (not Indians) are totally fine with it as well. It\u2019s respectful and shows the signs of a maturing society that understands how to be more respectful of others.

— \u3010R.G.B.\u00a9\u3011\ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc \ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf35 (@\u3010R.G.B.\u00a9\u3011\ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc \ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf35) 1627065767

On point!

— j denza (@j denza) 1627137114

You\u2019re right! They *couldn\u2019t* take those crazy ideas anymore, and forced Cleveland baseball ownership to change the name.

— DWW (@DWW) 1627061740

then the name is actually appropriate.

— christina m. brooks (@christina m. brooks) 1627061917

YES! Thank you @POTUS for supporting this name change and for standing with us in our fight against racism against Native peoples and the psychological harm racist sports mascot cause to Native children. #NotYourMascot #ChangeTheName #ClevelandGuardians #TheTimeIsNowhttps://twitter.com/cbsnews/status/1418638119872630784\u00a0\u2026

— Crystal EchoHawk (@Crystal EchoHawk) 1627079762

The Cleveland Guardians are infrastructure.https://twitter.com/schmangee/status/1418581170946723841\u00a0\u2026

— TransportationGov (@TransportationGov) 1627235932

NCAI commends today\u2019s announcement by the MLB franchise in Cleveland of its new team name and mascot, the \u201cGuardians.\u201d #NotYourMascot \n\nRead NCAI President Sharp\u2019s full statement: https://bit.ly/3iDX5LF\u00a0pic.twitter.com/b4KN9jvvUe

— National Congress of American Indians (@National Congress of American Indians) 1627048860

The announcement comes seven months after its decision to retire its long-used \u201cIndians\u201d name and mascot, a decision it reached following an extensive process to engage with and learn from tribal leaders, leading scholars, local and national Native organizations, and more.

— National Congress of American Indians (@National Congress of American Indians) 1627048861

An historic moment! We applaud the Cleveland team and thank those who work tirelessly on eliminating harmful sports mascots. #Indigenous \n\nCleveland changing name from Indians to Guardianshttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31868331/cleveland-changing-name-indians-guardians?platform=amp&fbclid=IwAR3wvAmazc5t1QKgfdausdf6oaFj7yLyE_0Ej0vcyiupBh9CkhXQcIiC7zs\u00a0\u2026

— American Indian Policy Institute (@American Indian Policy Institute) 1627051194

I\u2019m so happy my hometown baseball team will finally be changing its name to the Cleveland Guardians. Thank you to the Indigenous organizers who have been advocating for years to change the name #ClevelandGuardians #TheLandhttps://twitter.com/indians/status/1418565355472101378\u00a0\u2026

— Dr. Rosie Perez (@Dr. Rosie Perez) 1627048645

Cleveland\u2019s Indigenous community celebrates Guardians name change and hopes schools with Native mascots follow suithttps://www.cleveland.com/metro/2021/07/clevelands-indigenous-community-celebrates-guardians-name-change-and-hopes-schools-with-native-mascots-follow-suit.html\u00a0\u2026

— Robin Goist (@Robin Goist) 1627076548

\u201cIndigenous people are not anyone\u2019s mascot. Why they & they alone have been used as cartoon figures to make money in sports baffles the mind. If the same was done with Asians, Hispanics, Caucasians, African-Americans, there would be condemnation & outrage\u201dhttps://apple.news/AuMz5ZpeBQUyvDheLCw633Q\u00a0\u2026

— Crystal EchoHawk (@Crystal EchoHawk) 1627191208

Watching primarily wyt folks mad at Cleveland\u2019s baseball team being renamed the Guardians argue with Indigenous folks about the history and significance of the former name is truly something. They ain\u2019t got the range just racism and rhythmless vibes.pic.twitter.com/2StlxsBI22

— Treva B (@Treva B) 1627217310