Presidential candidate Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) claimed that were he to become the commander-in-chief, he'd purposely change the name of the New York Giants to the New Jersey Giants.

On the inaugural episode of the "Fired Up!" podcast, hosted by Brad Jenkins, a former White House aide for President Barack Obama, Booker said that he would make a deliberate "slip-up" and call the NFL team the "New Jersey Giants," joking that nobody would dare impugn his executive authority.

"But should I become President of the United States, and the stars in the universe line up, and my team is the Super Bowl champions that year… I’m telling you, when they’re in the White House, I will turn to the world and say — it won’t be a slip of the tongue — I will say, ‘I am proud to be here with the New Jersey Giants.’"

Booker, hot off the first set of Democratic presidential candidate debates, said that too many local teams — including the Brooklyn Nets, formerly of New Jersey — were snatched up by neighboring New York. If elected, Booker says he'll flex his presidential muscle to make the name stick.

"At that point, I figure I will have swagger, Secret Service, and the nuclear codes," said Booker. "Are they really going to step to me and correct me?”

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