Giants linebacker Abdul Carter reacted sharply on social media after quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced President Donald Trump at a New York rally. Carter said the moment felt “AI,” posting “What we doing man.” The comments add new tension inside the Giants as
When Jaxson Dart stepped into the pro-Trump spotlight Friday at a New York rally and introduced President Donald Trump, the predictable part was the public noise that followed.
The unpredictable part landed inside the Giants locker room.
On Saturday morning, first-round rookie linebacker Abdul Carter posted a message on Twitter that made his surprise unmistakable. “Thought this sh!t was AI,” Carter wrote. Then came the line that quickly became the headline on its own: “What we doing man.”
Carter and Dart share a key similarity beyond the Giants. Both were first-round picks in 2025. So when Dart debuted publicly as pro-Donald, Carter’s quick dissent signaled that not everyone in the building was willing to move in lockstep.
The team’s reaction won’t have to wait long. The Giants reconvene on Wednesday for the next cluster of OTA practices, and Carter’s post is the kind of thing that can spark conversations—sometimes the kind that turn into text-message threads between teammates and coaches.
Coach John Harbaugh now has another challenge to navigate during a period that was supposed to be about football. not politics. The situation also arrives well before the first game of Harbaugh’s first season with the squad. In the middle of that. the quarterback making the early leadership case is Dart. and the optics of who he chooses to back are already drawing pushback.
There’s also context around how widely NFL players tend to view Donald Trump. With Trump’s approval rating described in the report as falling far below 47 percent. the expectation across the league is that many players will be reluctant to embrace his policies. practices. and remarks. That reluctance connects to Trump’s comments years earlier about NFL players protesting during the national anthem—remarks where he said: “Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners. when somebody disrespects our flag. to say. ‘Get that son of the bitch off the field right now’?. Out. He’s fired. He’s fired!”.
Still, the Giants can’t ignore the immediate problem in front of them.
Dart has every right to support who he wants and to speak how he wants. But Carter’s response is a reminder that other players also have that same freedom to react—and those reactions can complicate the rapport required in a long NFL season. especially for a young quarterback trying to establish himself both as a capable player and a competent team leader.
The situation is still unfolding, but one thing is already clear from Carter’s post: the internal reaction isn’t neutral. It’s direct, public, and timed closely enough to make Wednesday’s OTA meeting feel like more than just football work.
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