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Jeb Bush Says He Doesn't Find Washington Redskins' Nickname Offensive

Count Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush among those who do not believe the Washington Redskins' nickname is offensive to Native Americans.

"I don't think [the team] should change it," Bush told ESPN's Andy Katz and ABC's Rick Klein, according to a press release announcing their new SiriusXM show, The Arena. "But again, I don't think politicians ought to have any say in that to be honest with you. I don't find it offensive. Native American tribes generally don't find it offensive. We had a similar kind of flap with FSU if you recall, the Seminoles, and the Seminole tribe itself kind of came to the defense of the university and it subsided.