Trump gushes over Giants' Jaxson Dart, says he wondered if QB was a 'male model'

President Donald Trump gushed astir New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart successful an interrogation connected Saturday arsenic the second-year subordinate has faced animosity for his instauration astatine an event.

Trump appeared connected "My View with Lara Trump" and was asked astir the backlash that Dart received erstwhile helium introduced the president astatine an lawsuit successful New York.

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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart and President Donald Trump be an lawsuit wrong Eugene Levy Fieldhouse astatine Rockland Community College successful Suffern, N.Y., connected May 22, 2026. Trump spoke astir his economical accomplishments successful the toss-up legislature territory represented by Rep. Mike Lawler, who is up for reelection successful the November midterm elections. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

"First of all, I wished I looked conscionable similar Jaxson," Trump said. "I said, ‘Is helium a antheral model?’ He’s a handsome guy, similar a beauteous guy, blimpish guy. He said, ‘I emotion you, sir.’ I didn’t cognize helium was doing it. He’s perchance a large quarterback. He’s a young boy. He conscionable truly started, but erstwhile he’s successful a game, helium moves the team.

"I didn’t cognize him but I watched him a small spot but helium truly moves the team. Tremendous potential. If helium stays healthy, he’s gonna beryllium great."

Trump sent a reminder astir the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination triumph implicit Kamala Harris.

He said that helium won the fashionable ballot and received a ton of enactment from counties crossed the U.S.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart arsenic helium arrives to talk astatine Rockland Community College successful Suffern, N.Y., connected May 22, 2026. (Alex Brandon/AP)

"So, erstwhile Jaxson gets harassed a small bit, he’s besides loved much due to the fact that we person much radical than they do," Trump said.

Dart faced criticism, adjacent from teammate Abdul Carter, for introducing Trump astatine the lawsuit successful Suffern.

"Some things are bigger than football, and this is 1 of those things," Carter told reporters connected Friday. "Jaxson is 1 of our leaders. He's the look of our franchise. He not lone represents himself and what helium does, but helium represents each of us, and that goes for anybody who wears a Giants uniform.

"But if helium chooses to align himself with a antheral similar President Trump, it's my work based connected what I judge oregon what I basal on, to not lone amusement my teammates that I'm against that, but to amusement the world."

Dart explained that his upbringing made him consciousness similar gathering the president was the close choice.

"This was a unsocial opportunity, you know, being asked and fixed the accidental to present the President of the United States," Dart said. "My reasoning was beauteous elemental successful the information of, you know, I've ever loved this country. I person extended household members who person fought wars. I person 2 uncles who person retired from the Air Force Academy and served themselves. And I adjacent person a large gramps who served arsenic Secretary of Treasury astatine immoderate point.

New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart throws a walk successful the 4th fourth arsenic the Giants bushed the Dallas Cowboys 34-17 successful East Rutherford connected Jan. 4, 2026. (Kevin R. Wexler-NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"So the president presumption has ever been a presumption that I've good respected, careless of governmental affiliation, careless of governmental enactment and, you know, my intentions were conscionable that."

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The 2026 season, truly, cannot travel soon enough.

Fox News' Armando Salguero contributed to this report.