President Donald Trump’s recent statement that he never would have changed the name of the NFL’s Washington Redskins prompted praise from a Native American group pushing to restore the team’s moniker, calling his remarks a stand for cultural truth and justice, Breitbart reported.

The Native American Guardians Association said Trump’s remark are a stand for cultural truth and justice.

During an exchange with reporters in New Jersey on Sunday, Trump responded to a question about the team’s former name: “Well, you want me to make a controversial statement? I would. I wouldn’t have changed the name. But that’s their — it just doesn’t have the same ring to me.”

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