“Idon’t think they should change it,” Bush said in a SiriusXM interview.”I don’t think politicians ought to be having any say about that, to be honest with you.”
Bush’s claim that a polticial figure shouldn’t be speaking on the topic to begin with did not stop him from providing his own opinion: “I don’t find it offensive. Native American tribes generally don’t find it offensive.”
In fact,23 Native American tribes and more than 50 organizations that represent various groups of Native Americans have demanded that the name be changed, and a lawsuit brought to federal court resulted in a decision canceling the team’s trademark.
