Trump Just Triggered the Jaxson Dart Haters With Three Words About the Giants Quarterback

Media elites tried to destroy a 23-year-old quarterback for introducing the President of the United States.

Now they’re really going to lose it.

And it’s because President Trump just went on Fox News and told Lara Trump exactly what he thinks of Jaxson Dart.

Trump Calls His Shot on a Future Hall of Famer

The interview clip said everything.

"I wish I looked just like Jaxson," Trump told Lara Trump. "Is he a male model or what?"

Trump praised the Giants' second-year quarterback as talented, charismatic, and – most importantly – "a conservative guy."

He predicted Hall of Fame potential if Dart stays healthy.

He said Dart told him "I love you, sir" at the rally.

He said Dart is "loved more" because his supporters outnumber the critics.

Trump was right about all of it.

Dart showed up at a May 22 rally in Suffern, New York, for Rep. Mike Lawler, started a "Go Big Blue" chant, and introduced the 45th and 47th President of the United States.

The kid said it was "an honor" and "a privilege."

Then the sports media spent a week treating that like a war crime.

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Giants Franchise QB Introduced Trump While His Teammates Were Still Asleep

ESPN made Dart's introduction the lead topic on First Take.

Teammate Abdul Carter – the third overall pick in the 2025 draft – posted on social media that he thought it was fake and questioned what Dart was doing.

The pile-on was instant.

What the media conveniently forgot is that Abdul Carter was previously charged with assaulting a tow truck driver.

Sports media will torch a quarterback for hugging the President but rush to defend a teammate who put his hands on a civilian. Clay Travis called it out directly: the press corps voted 90-10 for Kamala Harris, almost every NFL coach and owner voted for Trump, and a majority of the players who voted likely did too. The sports media isn't representing America – they're representing a bubble that popped in November.

Legendary NFL agent Leigh Steinberg – the real "Jerry Maguire" – told Fox News Digital the backlash was "overblown," pointing out that athletes have backed Democratic candidates for decades without a single sports anchor losing sleep over it.

Carter eventually deleted his criticism and posted that he and Dart "are good."

The Giants held a locker room meeting to address the controversy.

Carter wasn't even there – he was celebrating Eid al-Adha.

This Kid Was Never Going to Back Down

Here's what makes Dart's story matter beyond one news cycle.

He came from Ole Miss – the same program that produced Archie and Eli Manning – and broke Eli's career passing record at that school.

He took over a struggling Giants team in Week 4 of his rookie season, set a franchise record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, and won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month.

This isn't a backup with nothing to lose.

This is the face of the franchise – in the most liberal media market in the country – and he walked onstage, looked out at the crowd, and said it was an honor to introduce Donald J. Trump.

ESPN spent a week trying to end his career. Trump just told Fox News he's a Hall of Famer. That's the scoreboard.

Sources:

• OutKick, "Jaxson Dart Faces More Backlash for Introducing Trump Than NFL Players Face for Violent Crimes," OutKick/Fox News, May 28, 2026.
• OutKick, "Abdul Carter Deletes Criticism of Teammate Jaxson Dart Even as New York Radio Host Shreds Him on Air," OutKick/Fox News, May 26, 2026.
• OutKick, "Giants Claim Locker Room Meeting Resolves Dart-Trump Controversy, but Player Who Started It Wasn't in the Room," OutKick/Fox News, May 28, 2026.
• Clay Travis, Post on X, May 29, 2026.
• Leigh Steinberg, quoted in "Famed NFL Agent Breaks Down Jaxson Dart-Trump Controversy," Fox News Digital, May 28, 2026.
• Sports Illustrated, "Abdul Carter Shuts Down Talk of Jaxson Dart Beef After President Trump Rally," SI.com, May 23, 2026.
• Empire Sports Media, "Jaxson Dart Stats: How the Giants' Rookie QB Transformed the Offense in 2025," January 5, 2026.