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Results: Donald Trump: Redskins a 'positive' name, Washington shouldn't change
Published on 10/09/2015
The Washington Redskins picked up another Republican endorsement for their nickname. This time, Donald Trump did something he has rarely done -- agreeing with a stance by presidential rival Jeb Bush -- when he voiced support for the Redskins' name.
Monday, Trump came out in favor of the team keeping its nickname in an interview with the New York Times. Bush did the same with SiriusXM radio last week.
"Honestly, I don't think they should change the name, unless the owner wanted to," Trump told the Times.
But Trump also told the newspaper that the name had been in use a long time and not everyone views it as a slur. And, he viewed it as "unnecessary political correctness," adding to his record of being anything but.
"I know Indians that are extremely proud of that name," Trump said. "They think it's a positive."