Epstein headlines, tariffs and foreign conflicts haven't kept President Trump too busy to pick at an old scab that, for some Clevelanders, is still healing. Why it matters: The rebranding of the Cleveland Indians to the Guardians is one of the most polarizing subjects among local sports fans and residents over the past decade.

Shortly after Trump's Sunday morning shot in the dark, er, I mean, testimonial, Guardians president Chris Antonetti responded to his reference about the franchise's name. In short, Antonetti politely declined, citing an "opportunity to build the [Guardians'] brand" while being "excited" for the future.

When Donald Trump took aim at the Cleveland Guardians’ name — rekindling a fiery debate that had largely cooled — readers of our newsroom’s daily text messages had a lot to say. By midafternoon Monday,

President Donald Trump on Sunday escalated his call for the Washington Commanders to change their name back to the “Redskins,” threatening to restrict the NFL team’s stadium deal if they don’t, though it’s unclear how he would be able to.

President Trump said he may move to block the Washington Commanders new stadium as he called on the NFL team and also MLB's Cleveland Guardians to restore their old names. The big picture: The Commanders changed their name from the Washington Redskins and the Guardians from the Cleveland Indians in the wake of an anti-racism movement that swept the U.

For years, fans have urged people to keep politics separated from sports. That might not be possible anymore, given today’s polarizing climate. President Donald Trump continues to rant about team nicknames,

MLB’s Cleveland Guardians and the NFL’s Washington Commanders have both indicated they have no plans to go back to names that were abandoned in the aftermath of a reckoning over racial injustice, iconography and racism in the U.

President Donald Trump has called for the Washington Commanders and Cleveland Guardians to change their names back to the Redskins and Indians.