Trump takes aim at Giants' late-game decision in critical social media post

President Donald Trump was captious of the New York Giants aft the squad decided to play aggressively precocious successful the crippled up 3 points against the Detroit Lions alternatively than footwear a tract extremity to widen their pb to six points.

Instead, Giants backmost Jameis Winston misfired and overthrew choky extremity Theo Johnson. The Lions marched down the tract aft the turnover connected downs and kicked game-tying tract goal. Detroit yet won the crippled 34-27 successful overtime acknowledgment to a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown.

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President Donald Trump and Chelsea chariman Todd Boehly during the trophy presumption aft the last of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup astatine MetLife Stadium connected July 13, 2025. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters via Imagn Images)

Trump appeared to echo the sentiments expressed by Malik Nabers, who was besides captious of the play-calling but deleted his station connected X.

"Why did the New York Football Giants (NFL) not footwear that Field Goal???" the president wrote connected Truth Social connected Monday. "Who would person done specified a thing? It was CRAZY! I got to ticker the extremity of the crippled and thought, erstwhile they went for the touchdown alternatively of the 3, ‘That’s Weird!!!’"

Nabers expressed his vexation moments aft the game. The second-year wide receiver has been retired of enactment since September with a torn ACL.

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New York Giants interim caput manager Mike Kafka looks connected during the 3rd 4th against the Detroit Lions astatine Ford Field connected Nov. 23, 2025. (Lon Horwedel/Imagn Images)

"Sometimes I deliberation they (be) making america suffer connected purpose!" helium wrote connected X. "Cause it’s nary way, bro you propulsion the shot alternatively of runnin it to marque em pain 2 timeouts?? Then you (don’t) footwear the tract goal??? Then they person to spell down and score!!! Football communal sense!!!! Am I missing something?"

Giants interim caput manager Mike Kafka defended the play successful the postgame property conference.

"We did privation to beryllium aggressive," helium said. "Just thought it was a bully clip to instrumentality points successful that concern and spell up 2 scores. Had a bully flow, wanted to spell up 2 scores."

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The Giants fell to 2-10 connected the twelvemonth and were eliminated from playoff contention.

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