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New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart recently came under fire from the Left \u2014 and one of his own teammates<\/a> \u2014 for introducing President Donald Trump at a rally, prompting the president to defend him this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In an interview with <\/span>Fox News<\/span><\/a>, Trump was asked about the controversy and began by complimenting Dart\u2019s appearance and skill on the football field.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI wished I looked just like Jaxson,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI said, is he a male model or what? He\u2019s a handsome guy, like a beautiful guy, and a, you know, conservative guy\u2026 He\u2019s potentially a good quarterback, he\u2019s a young boy and he just really started. And when he\u2019s in the game, he moves the team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Trump then said that the pushback from the Left will only increase Dart’s popularity among conservative Americans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo, when Jaxson gets harassed a little bit, he\u2019s also loved more, because we have more people than they do,\u201d Trump said.<\/span><\/p>\n Dart has endured sharp backlash from the Left due to his appearance at the Suffern, New York, rally last Friday, including <\/span>criticism<\/span><\/a> from his Muslim teammate, edge rusher Abdul Carter.<\/span><\/p>\n Dart addressed his fellow teammates during a Tuesday team meeting to explain his actions and fix any conflict, and Carter has said that he and Dart have made up.<\/span><\/p>\n “Me & JD6 are good!” he <\/span>wrote on X<\/span><\/a>. “We spoke earlier as Men. Y’all can keep y’all narratives.”<\/span><\/p>\n Dart has not vocally backed Trump, but he has liked many MAGA-related posts on social media, as well as <\/span>posted<\/span> in an Instagram story last year that he was praying for Charlie Kirk\u2019s family after the famed political commentator\u2019s assassination.<\/span><\/p>\n Dart is not the first New York Giant to support Trump at a rally. Former Giants players Lawrence Taylor and Ottis Anderson both <\/span>joined<\/span><\/a> the president at a New Jersey rally in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n