{"id":2458017,"date":"2025-07-10T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-trump-can-do-to-help-out-the-commanders-stadium-deal\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:18:22","slug":"what-trump-can-do-to-help-out-the-commanders-stadium-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-trump-can-do-to-help-out-the-commanders-stadium-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"What Trump can do to &#8216;help out&#8217; the Commanders stadium deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhat-trump-can-do-to-help-out-the-commanders-stadium-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2458017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the possibility of former President Donald Trump intervening in the stalled approval process for the new Washington Commanders stadium redevelopment project. The district of Columbia Council has postponed the decision until the fall,requiring several studies and public hearings before moving forward. Trump has indicated he might &#8220;help out&#8221; if the council fails to approve the deal before its recess, noting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-probes-biden-admin-for-offloading-baby-formula-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Senator Probes Biden Admin for Offloading Baby Formula to Illegal Immigrants\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a> owns<\/a> the land where the stadium is planned.Although the city currently holds a 99-year lease on the property, Trump could potentially propose a federal agreement that bypasses local authorities. Additionally, Trump might influence the project indirectly through appointments to commissions overseeing the stadium&#8217;s design. Local officials, including D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Mayor Muriel Bowser,have expressed caution and concern about the timeline and political risks. Bowser, in particular, fears that involvement by Trump could introduce volatility to the $3.7 billion project. The article also situates this potential involvement within the broader context of debates over D.C.&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/do-you-believe-me-now-you-prs-elderly-man-collapses-during-arrest-in-australia-for-failing-to-wear-a-face-mask-outdoors\/\" title=\"\u2018Do You Believe Me Now You Pr***s?\u2019 Elderly Man Collapses During Arrest In Australia For \u2018Failing To Wear A Face Mask\u2019 Outdoors\">home rule<\/a> and federal versus local control.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What Trump can do to &lsquo;help out&rsquo; the Commanders stadium deal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2168441\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>With the District of Columbia Council slated to push back the approval for a new Washington Commanders stadium to the fall, it&rsquo;s possible President Donald Trump could intervene in the massive redevelopment project, based on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3464683\/trump-commanders-deal-stadium-federal-government-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recent comment\">recent comments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SegravesNBC4\/status\/1942228725963387031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told reporters\">told reporters<\/a> he would be willing to &ldquo;help out&rdquo; if the D.C. Council fails to approve the deal by next week before local lawmakers leave for August recess. The president noted that the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-exhausts-supply-of-monoclonal-antibody-treatment-effective-against-omicron\/\" title=\"Texas Exhausts Supply of Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Effective Against Omicron\">federal government controls<\/a>&#038;rdquo<\/a>; the 190-acre land on which the abandoned Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium lies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3467339\/michelle-obama-confidence-gender-gap-men-have-it-havent-earned-it\/\">Michelle Obama on confidence gender gap: Men have it, even when they &#8216;haven&rsquo;t earned&#8217; it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3464683\/trump-commanders-deal-stadium-federal-government-control\/\">Trump offers to step in on Commanders stadium deal: &lsquo;Federal government controls that&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3464460\/the-view-slams-trump-prioritizing-musk-feud-amid-texas-flood-crisis\/\">&lsquo;The View&rsquo; slams Trump for prioritizing Musk feud amid Texas flood crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Because the federal government already owns the land, Trump could get involved if he chooses.<\/p>\n<p>While the land under the stadium is federally owned, D.C. retains administrative control over it after signing a 99-year lease in January. Trump, however, could come up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/washington-dc\/2025\/07\/10\/trump-commanders-rfk-stadium-deal?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_dc&amp;stream=top\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">new agreement<\/a> that cuts out the city entirely, <em>Axios<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The redevelopment deal is not currently subject to federal funding for construction, as specified in bipartisan legislation led by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY). Comer has urged the D.C. Council to approve the deal as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Trump could also take a more indirect approach by overseeing design changes to the stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission on Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission, whose members are appointed by the president, oversee the stadium plans. Trump said he&rsquo;s seen the &ldquo;plans&rdquo; and &ldquo;stadium&rdquo; already, suggesting that his future appointments of new members to both commissions would be the more likely intervention method.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s potential plans to get involved in the RFK Stadium deal would take him back to his real estate roots in New York City, where he started his business empire in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. Council will not meet its Tuesday deadline to approve the Commanders&rsquo; stadium deal, according to Council Chairman Phil Mendelson. He has been hesitant about approving the deal hastily, citing the need to complete multiple studies and hold public hearings.<\/p>\n<p>The vote will likely happen in the fall after the District completes three key studies: an economic analysis from the council&rsquo;s budget office, findings from the city&rsquo;s chief financial officer on proposed tax breaks, and an independent sports study.<\/p>\n<p>Councilmembers leave for summer recess on July 15 and won&rsquo;t return until Sept. 15.<\/p>\n<p>Mendelson&rsquo;s decision has ruffled feathers with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who wanted to get the $1.1 billion deal and the city&rsquo;s budget approved by July 15.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic mayor is highly concerned that the Commanders&rsquo; stadium plan may collapse if the D.C. Council doesn&rsquo;t act swiftly to greenlight the $3.7 billion project. The football team is contributing $2.7 billion to the project, while the city will cover the remaining $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser and the team would like to avoid the volatility that Trump would bring if he were to enter the picture, according to <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor has not directly answered whether Trump should intervene, but she did raise concerns about &ldquo;all forms of political risk&rdquo; when asked about the president&rsquo;s interest in the project.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s possible Trump may be threatening to get involved to push the council to approve the deal before actually flexing his muscles. It&rsquo;s unlikely Mendelson will reverse course, though.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s recent comments about lending a hand in the RFK Stadium deal add to his talks of taking over Washington, D.C., which operates independently under home rule.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3466584\/trump-threatens-home-rule-dc-muriel-bowser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP AGAIN THREATENS DC'S HOME RULE: WHAT TO KNOW\">TRUMP AGAIN THREATENS DC&rsquo;S HOME RULE: WHAT TO KNOW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enacted in 1973, the city&rsquo;s home rule allows a mayor and locally elected D.C. Council to preside over the District. Congress previously held exclusive jurisdiction over the nation&rsquo;s capital. Some Republican lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3315814\/republicans-renew-effort-to-repeal-dc-home-rule-bowser-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"support\">support<\/a> repealing home rule and retaking control of the city.<\/p>\n<p>Legislation achieving that end has not gained significant momentum in the few months since Republicans have controlled Congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2168441\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2168441\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Trump might do to assist the Commanders stadium deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2458018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump_bowser.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7611,5894,46002,3634],"class_list":["post-2458017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-commanders","tag-politics","tag-stadium-deal","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump_bowser.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2458017"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2458021,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2458017\/revisions\/2458021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2458018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2458017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2458017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2458017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}