Giants Official Tells Trump To 'stop Yapping' After President's Saquon Barkley Claim

The New York Giants fired backmost astatine President Donald Trump connected Monday aft he claimed he told nan squad to support moving backmost Saquon Barkley earlier he near for nan Philadelphia Eagles.

Barkley and immoderate of his Eagles teammates were astatine nan White House to observe their Super Bowl LIX victory.

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Running backmost Saquon Barkley, center, stands pinch his squad arsenic President Donald Trump welcomes nan Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL shot squad to nan South Lawn of nan White House connected Monday, April 28, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

"By nan way, I person to show you something," Trump said while discussing Barkley’s tremendous feat against nan Jacksonville Jaguars, wherever he hurdled backward complete a defender. "I was pinch nan Giants and nan caput coach and immoderate group and said, ‘Do thing you person to, but don’t suffer Saquon.’ They mislaid Saquon.

"That was not good. I called that one. That was an easy 1 to telephone because he played damn good for nan Giants. I tin show you that. He made nan correct determination because it is simply a squad sport, and there’s awesome group connected this team."

However, nan remark did not look to beryllium good pinch Big Blue.

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President Donald Trump speaks arsenic he welcomes nan Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL shot squad to nan South Lawn of nan White House connected Monday, April 28, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Giants spokesperson Pat Hanlon told Front Office Sports "there were nary conversations" betwixt nan statement and Trump astir nan prima moving back. Hanlon besides remarked astir Trump’s comments connected societal media.

"With each owed respect, extremity yapping. Be nan leader we each want you to be. And my 401K wants you to be. I’m trying to retire!!" he added connected X, tagging nan president’s account.

Barkley hung retired pinch nan president connected Sunday. He was seen astatine Trump’s play people successful Bedminster, New Jersey, earlier he flew backmost to Washington pinch nan president connected Air Force One.

He defended his determination to footwear it pinch Trump successful a station earlier nan White House celebration.

President Donald Trump speaks arsenic he welcomes nan Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles NFL shot squad to nan South Lawn of nan White House connected Monday, April 28, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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"lol immoderate group are really upset origin I played golfed and flew to nan White House pinch nan PRESIDENT. Maybe I conscionable respect nan office, not a difficult conception to understand. Just golfed pinch Obama not excessively agelong ago…and look guardant to finishing my information pinch Trump ! Now ya get retired my mentions pinch each this authorities and person astonishing day."

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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