Daines on Fox News: Censorship of Commanders Logo “A Case of Woke Gone Wrong”

• November 20, 2024

Applauds Good Faith Negotiations to Restore Former Logo to Place of Honor

U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox News' America Reports to discuss his efforts to restore the former Washington Commanders logo to a place of prominence and honor.

Watch HERE.

"We were calling out leaders in a case of really woke gone wrong. The irony that they were canceling Native American culture as the DEI movement went way too far. This is honoring a Blackfeet chief who was born in Montana, who is highly esteemed, the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana, their current chairman and the tribal council signed a letter in strong support to bring the logo back. It honors Indian Country. We've had good discussions with the NFL and with the Commanders. There's good faith negotiations going forward that's going to allow this logo to be used again. Perhaps revenue is going to a foundation that can help Native Americans in sports. We're making good progress and based on the good faith negotiations, I made the decision to support this bill yesterday in the committee," said Daines.

Yesterday Daines delivered remarks at the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee where he shared the full story of the iconic Native American logo and the good faith negotiations taking place with the team, the NFL, and the Wetzel family. Watch his remarks HERE.

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