President Donald Trump says Massapequa school district should keep its mascot, team name
The Massapequa High School in Massapequa, May, 2023. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost
President Donald Trump said Monday that the Massapequa school district should be allowed to keep its name and logo.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he has asked U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to intervene in defense of the district, which has been fighting to retain its Chiefs name and logo, after New York State banned Native American mascots and team names in public schools.
"Forcing them to change the name, after all these years, is ridiculous and in, actuality, an affront to our great Indian population," Trump said in the Monday post. "The school board, and virtually everyone in the area, are demanding the name be kept."
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