President Donald J. Trump invents new outrages to chew up news cycles and turn the media away from Jeffrey Epstein. The latest: Sports team names.

When Donald Trump took aim at the Cleveland Guardians’ name — rekindling a fiery debate that had largely cooled — readers of our newsroom’s daily text messages had a lot to say. By midafternoon Monday,

Shortly after Trump's Sunday morning shot in the dark, er, I mean, testimonial, Guardians president Chris Antonetti responded to his reference about the franchise's name. In short, Antonetti politely declined, citing an "opportunity to build the [Guardians'] brand" while being "excited" for the future.

For years, fans have urged people to keep politics separated from sports. That might not be possible anymore, given today’s polarizing climate. President Donald Trump continues to rant about team nicknames,