New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced President Trump at a Rockland Community College rally on May 22, and the second-year passer spent the next week as the center of a sports-and-politics storm.
On May 29, Dart stood in front of reporters and explained himself.
He said he respected the office of the presidency, he loves his teammates, and the team talked through the disagreement instead of letting it fester.
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President Trump publicly backed the young quarterback, and head coach John Harbaugh said the locker room came out of it stronger.
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Jaxson Dart issues a detailed statement on his decision to introduce Donald Trump and the impact that it has had on the Giants and his teammates pic.twitter.com/HOdT0rkJdL
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