President Donald Trump wants the planned stadium for the Washington Commanders, an NFL team based in the nation’s capital, to be named after him.

A senior White House source told ESPN there has been back-channel communication between the administration and a member of the team’s ownership about his wish.

“It’s what the president wants, and it will probably happen,” the source added.

The new $3.7 billion stadium, approved in September and expected to open by 2030, will be constructed at the old RFK Stadium site on the Anacostia River, which served as the team’s home from 1961 to 1996.

“That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ESPN via email on Friday night.

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