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