Giants star Abdul Carter has played down fears of a locker room civil war in New York after he blasted his quarterback Jaxson Dart for welcoming Donald Trump at an event in New York.
Dart, who had an impressive rookie season with the Giants, was given the role of introducing the president for a stump speech at Rockland Community College on Friday.
‘I’m grateful, I’m honored, I’m pleasured to introduce the 45th and 47th President of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump,’ the 23-year-old former first-round pick said to the excited crowd.
The President then walked onstage to the tune of Lee Greenwood’s ‘God Bless the USA’ before hugging Dart, whom he later called a ‘future Hall of Famer’.
But Carter, who is also about to enter his second year in the NFL, was not pleased to see his teammate backing Trump so publicly. Taking to X on Saturday morning, the linebacker posted: ‘Thought this s*** was AI, what we doing man’.
The feud set social media alight with a number of ex-NFL players and fans debating whether or not players should criticize each other’s politics.
Giants star Abdul Carter has played down fears of a locker room civil war in New York
Carter revealed he spoke to Jaxson Dart after calling him out for cozying up to Donald Trump
Dart introduced the president for a stump speech at Rockland Community College on Friday
Now Carter has put to bed any rumors of a rift in the camp to bed ahead of what will be a huge summer of preparation for the Giants under new head coach John Harbaugh.
He posted on X on Saturday night: ‘Me & JD6 (Dart) are good! We spoke earlier as Men. Yall can keep yall narratives.’
It comes after teammate Jermaine Eluemunor commented earlier on Saturday in reply to a Patriots reporter posting about the story: ‘Locker Room is fine. Focus on New England’.
Former Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes replied with a defense of Dart in response to Carter’s first critical post.
He wrote: ‘The locker room is a sacred place because it brings together everyone from all walks of life and beliefs for one common goal. Calling a teammate out publicly for his political views and to get attention is nasty work.’
During his speech, Trump said a few nice words about Dart’s physical appearance: ‘I’m looking at Jaxson… I’m looking at the legs there. He’s this beautiful guy. He’s got legs like tree trunks. This is not a good thing for women.’
The Queens native went winless in both New York and New Jersey over his three White House runs, so it wasn’t a big surprise to see Giants fans from both sides of the Hudson River upset with Dart.
‘Jaxson Dart just let the world know how much of an idiot he is!’ one critic wrote. ‘So stupid!’
Carter blasted his quarterback Dart for welcoming Donald Trump at an event in New York
Former Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes quickly replied with a defense of Dart in response
Dart led the audience on a chant of ‘Go Big Blue!’ before introducing Donald Trump on Friday
‘Seeing a Giants player introduce Trump in New York feels like a bad joke,’ another added. ‘New Yorkers reject this kind of politics.’
One fan declared: ‘Jaxson didn’t make any friends in our blue city… with this MAGA a**-licking.’
Several objected to Dart’s decision to introduce Trump, not because of the President’s politics, but because they wanted him to remain apolitical.
‘What. A. F***ing. Moron. God damn him,’ one angry fan wrote. ‘All my Dart rookie cards are going to go to zero in a week. Stay out of politics you jacka**.’
Others took issue directly with a President facing a 58-percent disapproval rating, according to the latest Daily Mail/J.L. Partners polling.
‘Yikes,’ one critic wrote, ‘Dart introduces racist trump.’
Additionally, a few eagle-eyed fans noticed the 6ft2 Dart stood slightly taller than Trump, who has claimed to be 6ft 3in.
Of course, Trump’s MAGA supporters were thrilled to see Dart introducing him, regardless of their NFL allegiances.
Presidential appointee Nick Adams quickly anointed the Giants as ‘early favorites to win the NFC East with pro-Trump stud Jaxson Dart under center!’
‘Athletes finally using their platform for something real instead of scripted virtue signals,’ another supporter wrote on X. ‘Blue states are cracking, people want strength, not more decline. If this fires you up, show up and vote like your future depends on it. It does.’
Dart hasn’t been very outspoken politically since being drafted by the Giants in 2025, although he did share some kind words about slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk after his murder last September.
Dart then shared a post from Team Trump titled ‘Pray for Charlie Kirk’ and commented alongside it: ‘May God watch over him and his family!’