The Brief Trump used Truth Social to demand Cleveland and Washington restore their controversial Native American team names, claiming that Indigenous people support this move—a claim flatly denied by organizations like the Lake Erie Native American Council. I mean, didn’t we just go through decades of questioning and analyzing and debating whether Native American mascot names used by sports teams were offensive to the people whose identities were swiped for other people’s pleasure? Because of new understanding, many Native American names and mascots were tossed away. Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the Waco Regional Airport on March 25, 2023, in Waco, Texas. Trump is prone to hyperbole and wild bragging, but it seems pretty certain he means this one.