Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart slammed for introducing Trump — if only he had beaten his girlfriend

Published May 30, 2026 5:00am ET



Social media erupted last week with controversy surrounding the New York Giants’ second-year signal-caller, Jaxson Dart. His crime? Introducing President Donald Trump at a May 22 speech. This week, Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs was charged with strangling his girlfriend — a far less offensive act in the eyes of the liberal media, apparently.

It would be nice if sports players would just “shut up and dribble,” to quote Laura Ingraham. But with left-wing politics ingrained into sports marketing, we’re way past that. Political slogans like “Black Lives Matter” and “End Racism” are painted on helmets and displayed in end zones. LGBT pride events are commonplace at sporting events. The so-called “black national anthem” plays before games. 

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