Can he really demand that teams change their name? Does he have any power over them? Funding them?

[question everything]

[sakabatou]

1. Nope.

That is mostly up to the owners, and the major stake holders IIRC.

[elleng]

2. No,

but he thinks he's emperor (No clothing, of course.)

[johnnyfins]

3. He can gum up the works on anew stadium deal

For the Commanders. And he will. Epstein's Pal is a desperate, cornered, rat.

[elleng]

5. Chaos

[Blues Heron]

4. Yes he has levers he can and will pull. Look how he got mayor bowser of dc to tear up blm plaza. Money threats.

[Igel]

13. DC's different, though, isn't it?

In states, the mayor sort of has to wrangle with the governor. Not in DC--but that doesn't mean Bowser has the latitude of a governor.

[usonian]

6. A threat always works if people don't stand up to it.

He is a zero. Empty. He only threatens to see who is afraid. And it works because of his media-inflated persona.

Behind the curtain, nothing at all. Everyone does his dirty work, and he trashes every one.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. It's important, but it is an attempt to divert from Epstein. . . . nt

[yellowcanine]

10. Yep. Jeremy who?

[canetoad]

8. Wouldn't think so

Not even Chas 3 and his far-flung Prime Ministers make countries bow down to changing the name of sporting clubs.

So how did that revolution thing work out for ya'all?

[Haggard Celine]

9. We pay tax on tea, too.

[onenote]

11. Constructing a new stadium probably will involve permits from federal agencies.

So, possibly yes, at least in terms of delays.

[Paladin]

12. trump's trying to repeat his extortion efforts, like he did with Harvard and Big Law.

The only open question at this point is what we're going to do about it. What say you, Democratic "leadership"? How much gangster-like behavior is enough for some serious, way-overdue movement towards an impeachment? What's left of democracy in this once-proud country is hanging by a thread at this point...

[Igel]

14. Maybe visas for players, if there are any.

But if MAGA-folk are fanbase, then there's that. Publicity. Maybe telling a governor that, "Hey, Chaz, you know that environmental or roads project you wanted federal fund for?"

President also has no Constitutional power (and neither does Congress) over local schools, but that doesn't matter. Once there's funding, it's like legal drinking age or speed limits: Do as we say or that money you've come to base your state budget goes bye-bye.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

15. Nada, Zip, Zilch.

TACO Don has NO jurisdiction on privately owned business entities such as Sports teams.

Stadiums are usually partially funded by Local governments, not the Federal. He can try, but he will not be effective.

[Johonny]

16. He can increase their popularity by 60 percent

Because he isn't very popular and football is.

[dsc]

17. The Guardians no

Any stadium deals would be local and state funds only and he can't do diddly about that. In terms of the Commanders, he almost certainly can at least delay any stadium deal.