Jaxson Dart introduced Donald Trump at a rally earlier this year and the President never forgot it.
Now Trump is returning the favor – and the kid from the New York Giants just got the most powerful endorsement in American sports.
And Donald Trump told ESPN's Laura Rutledge he's watching these three teams to win Super Bowl 61.
The Pick Nobody Saw Coming
"I think the Giants – I like their quarterback a lot," Trump told Rutledge.
That quarterback is Jaxson Dart, 23 years old.
The Giants finished 4-13 last year. The betting odds have them at +6600 to win it all. Eighteen teams are ahead of them in the lines right now.
Trump doesn't care about any of that.
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Dart stood up on stage for Trump when it wasn't the easy thing to do.
That's how Trump operates – loyalty in, loyalty out.
He's not picking the Giants because some consultant handed him a sheet of talking points.
He's picking them because he believes in the kid.
Why Trump Is Right About Dart
Here's what the media won't tell you: the analytics actually back Trump up.
Dart's rookie year was genuinely remarkable.
He posted 24 total touchdowns in 12 starts – a 3-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio – with 487 rushing yards on the ground.
He did it while Malik Nabers missed 13 games with injury, Cam Skattebo went down for nine, and the organization fired its head coach mid-season.
The Giants went out and fixed all of it this offseason.
They hired John Harbaugh – Super Bowl champion, the man who developed Lamar Jackson into a two-time MVP in Baltimore.
Harbaugh pursued the Giants job in large part because of what he saw on film from Dart, whose ability to hurt defenses with his legs drew immediate comparisons to Jackson.
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They added receivers Isaiah Likely, Darnell Mooney, and Odell Beckham Jr.
They rebuilt the offensive line.
FOX Sports ranks Dart 21st among NFL starters heading into 2026. ESPN projects a breakout year.
A 4-13 team with a Super Bowl-winning coach, a weapons upgrade at every skill position, and a young quarterback who already proved he can perform under chaos – that's not a crazy Super Bowl pick.
That's a sharp football pick wrapped in a loyalty story the media doesn't want to credit.
The Left's Running Joke
Democrats and their media friends have been pushing a "Trump curse" narrative all summer, because that's what they do when they can't win on substance – they look for ways to make him seem like bad luck.
The Knicks lost one game when Trump attended the NBA Finals – then won the championship.
The U.S. men's soccer team lost a knockout round match in a World Cup the Europeans have dominated for decades.
The U.S. lost the Ryder Cup – a team golf event where the Europeans are historically the stronger side.
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This is the curse.
A cherry-picked list of normal sporting outcomes wrapped in a conspiracy to make your president look bad.
Trump showed up to the Patriot Games Tuesday to celebrate American kids – 120 high school athletes from across the country competing for $250,000 in scholarships as part of America's 250th birthday.
He watched the finals with Pat McAfee.
He handed out the awards himself.
That's what he was doing in Ohio.
Not worrying about betting odds.
Sources:
- Joe Rivera, "Donald Trump picks a trio of teams as his favorites for Super Bowl 61," USA TODAY, August 12, 2026.
- "Trump awards two winners in 2026 Patriot Games," Yahoo Sports, August 11, 2026.
- "New York Giants' Jaxson Dart named a QB set to shine in 2026," Yahoo Sports, July 2026.
- "Giants quarterback room projection for 2026," Yahoo Sports, May 28, 2026.
- "Trump curse? President's teams are 0-for-3 at big games," Washington Times, June 9, 2026.
- "Is the Trump Curse Real? It Appears Every Team He's Rooted for in Person Has Lost," The Deep Dive, July 7, 2026.
