Hillary Clinton is now joining fellow Democrats in condemning the Redskins’ name as “insensitive.”
Speaking with Fusion TV’s Jorge Ramos, the former secretary of state said she “would love to see” the NFL team’s owners change the name to something less offensive to Native Americans.
“I think there’s no reason for it to continue as the name of a team in our nation’s capital,” she said.
Asked if she had any ideas for a replacement name, Mrs. Clinton responded: “No. No. I haven’t thought a lot about that.”
Fifty U.S. senators have signed a letter urging the NFL to force the D.C.-based team to change its name. No Republicans were included in the letter.
• Jessica Chasmar can be reached at jchasmar@washingtontimes.com.
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