D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said Monday they’re laser-focused on bringing the Commanders back to a rebuilt RFK Stadium, despite recent threats from President Trump.

The Republican, still the biggest wild card in the ongoing stadium negotiations, threatened the Commanders’ delicate deal with the city on Sunday. If the franchise declined to change its name back to the Redskins, he said, the federal government would get involved.

“I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington,” Mr. Trump wrote Sunday. “The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone.”

The Commanders have declined to respond to the president’s comments. Mr. Mendelson and Ms. Bowser both brushed off Mr. Trump.

“I am focused on getting the best deal for District taxpayers and getting the deal across the finish line,” Mr. Mendelson said in a statement to The Washington Times. “I have heard from no — zero — District residents, complaining about the name change or saying this is an issue in connection with the stadium.”

Mr. Trump has not specified how he planned to impact the stadium’s progress. Federal legislation passed late last year gave the city “administrative jurisdiction” over the RFK Stadium campus for 99 years.

Ms. Bowser confirmed Monday that the president has not taken any actions yet.

“What I’m concerned about is we haven’t done our part,” the mayor told WTOP, later noting that a name change wouldn’t impact her willingness to support the Commanders. “We need to complete our part so that the team can get to work, so that local businesses can get hired, so that we can start earning the tax revenue that will come.”

Many local legislators have their own issues with the deal without presidential intervention. Skeptics on the D.C. Council have repeatedly said that they have not had enough time to fully weigh the stadium’s merits. Ms. Bowser orchestrated the partnership with the Commanders without the help of local lawmakers.

The $3.7 billion proposal features a $2.6 billion investment from the Commanders for the stadium itself. The city would foot the rest of the bill for the surrounding infrastructure, including parking garages and road improvements for the stadium and surrounding retail district.

The D.C. Council published an independent report on Friday — the first of three commissioned by local legislators.

The analysis claims that the city would be responsible for budget overruns during construction. It also raises questions about who would be responsible for maintenance costs and notes that any delays could greatly impact projected tax revenues.

“The proposed stadium deal is not inherently flawed — but it is incompletely structured for a project of this scale, public profile, and timeline,” the report penned by the Robert Bobb Group said. “To meet the stated goal of a 2030 opening, critical path decisions must be made within months.”

The parking plan remains a concern. The report said fans underusing the Stadium-Armory Metro station — or construction delays for the stop — could create gridlock before and after Commanders games. It’s been a sore spot for Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen.

The current proposal calls for approximately 8,000 new parking spots for the 65,000-seat stadium — primarily in above-ground garages. Many residents in Kingman Park, the surrounding neighborhood, worry that the structures would be an eyesore, separating them from the Anacostia River and the popular Fields at RFK.

“Let’s take the money that you would’ve put into parking garages and let’s build more Metro,” Mr. Allen said in a video on social media. His plan would bring the Blue, Orange and Silver Lines to the stadium at a new station.

Since the Commanders’ deal was announced in April, legislators like Mr. Allen have routinely requested more time to concoct plans and review the proposal before voting to bring the team back to the District for the first time since 1996.

“Mistakes happen when you rush things,” said Ebony Payne, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in the Kingman Park area adjacent to the stadium site. “I feel like as D.C. residents, we have a right to thoroughly examine the deal they’ve proposed.”

The Commanders have been just as consistent in their insistence that time is of the essence.

Team owner Josh Harris has long said that he wants the stadium to open in 2030 so it could potentially host Women’s World Cup matches in 2031.

“This is what’s at stake for D.C. and its residents if the project is delayed,” a Commanders spokesperson said late last month.

The team’s exclusive negotiating window with the District expired last week, but the team has not given any indication that it would consider alternate stadium sites in Maryland or Virginia.

The NFL is throwing its weight behind the deal, too. The league sent an email to Commanders fans on Monday morning urging them to pledge their support for the deal.

“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our fans, our city, our nation,” the league said in an email to fans on Monday, urging them to pledge their support. “It’s more than just a stadium, it’s a catalyst for long-term, transformative growth for the District.”

Residents and D.C. Council members now await the release of two more reports on the stadium proposal. Members of the public can sign up to speak and ask questions at a hearing scheduled for July 29. More than 400 people have already registered.

Another meeting is set for July 30, where Commanders executives will answer questions from legislators.

A vote on the stadium is expected in August or September.

• Liam Griffin can be reached at lgriffin@washingtontimes.com.