Former President Donald Trump went on the warpath against an Ohio candidate for the U.S. Senate, lashing out over his supposed flip-flop on Cancel Culture.
Trump on Monday announced that he would not endorse Republican Matt Dolan, the latest entry in the race to succeed GOP Sen. Rob Portman, who has announced that he would not seek re-election.
In a statement issued by his Save America political action committee, Trump said he could not support Dolan because his father, Paul, owner of the Cleveland Indians, bowed to pressure to change the team’s name – and the younger Dolan’s silence on the matter apparently implies his affirmation.
“Anybody that changes the name of the once storied Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians should not be running for the United States Senate representing the Great People of Ohio,” Trump said in the statement.
“The Atlanta Braves didn’t change their name, and the Florida State Seminoles didn’t change their chant, but Cleveland has, and they were there first. Despite this, a man named Matt Dolan, the son of the owner of the team, said he is against Cancel Culture. Do those two things really work together?”
“In any event, I know of at least one person in the race who I won’t be endorsing,” Trump added. “The Republican Party has too many RINOs!”
Dolan is challenging a handful of others to be the GOP nominee in 2022. The others so far include Mike Gibbons, an investment banker; Josh Mandel, Ohio’s former state treasurer; Jane Timken, a former chairwoman of the state GOP; and J.D. Vance, an author, investment banker and Iraq war veteran.
The elder Dolan announced last year that the Indians, the team nickname since 1915, would change. Two months ago, he revealed that after it would be the Guardians, taken from statues that stand along a bridge approaching the team’s stadium.
“It is our hope and belief this change will divert us from a divisive path, and instead steer us towards a future where our fans, city, and region are all united as Cleveland Guardians,” Dolan said in a letter to fans.
Trump denounced the decision at the time.
“Can anybody believe that the Cleveland Indians, a storied and cherished baseball franchise since taking the name in 1915, are changing their name to the Guardians? Such a disgrace, and I guarantee that the people who are most angry about it are the many Indians of our Country,” he said.
“The people of Cleveland cannot be thrilled and I, as a FORMER baseball fan, cannot believe things such as this are happening. A small group of people, with absolutely crazy ideas and policies, is forcing these changes to destroy our culture and heritage. At some point, the people will not take it anymore!”
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