Donald Trump, Washington Commanders
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The D.C. Council on Monday unanimously advanced $1 billon to meet the District's share of a new $3.6 billion Washington Commanders stadium complex at the RFK campus. But the stadium deal is far from done.
Having eliminated diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, attacked the teaching of Black history in schools, and embraced white nationalist rhetoric, President Donald Trump is promoting a return to America’s racist instincts.
Chairman Phil Mendelson called the DC Council budget proposal, which calls for $1 billion in funding for the new football stadium, a fair compromise.
While Washington, D.C. remained the frontrunner for the deal, with support from the Commanders franchise and NFL executives, the exclusivity clause that kept its stately neighbors from making their bids expired Tuesday. Leaving the ball in anyone's court -- or field, if you will.
D.C. Council has no leg to stand on with the Commanders stadium objection. It seems that the reason for the delay in the Council's voting process is some confusion over the full purpose behind the ...