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Updated · Fox News · Jun 2
Mike Florio Blasts Giants QB Jaxson Dart Over Trump Intro, Saying He Dodged 1 Key Question
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 2

Mike Florio Blasts Giants QB Jaxson Dart Over Trump Intro, Saying He Dodged 1 Key Question

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 2
  • Mike Florio said Jaxson Dart "punted" on the central issue in his first public response to introducing President Donald Trump at a May 22 event in Suffern, New York.
  • Dart defended the appearance as respect for the presidency "regardless of political affiliation," but Florio argued the gesture could not be framed as apolitical in the current climate.
  • Abdul Carter, who had mocked the Trump-Dart video on X as something he first thought was "AI," reiterated his right to his views before saying he and Dart had resolved the dispute.
  • The two Giants players said they spoke privately and moved on, while teammate Jameis Winston praised them for addressing the controversy publicly without forcing the team to "pick a side."
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