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

President Donald Trump criticized the New York Giants after the team decided to play aggressively late in the game while leading three points against the Detroit Lions instead of kicking a field goal to extend their lead to six points.

Instead, Giants quarterback Jameis Winston missed and tackled tight end Theo Johnson. The Lions marched down the field after fumbling and kicked a game-tying field goal. Detroit ultimately won the game 34-27 in overtime thanks to a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown.

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President Donald Trump and Chelsea President Todd Boehly during the trophy presentation following the FIFA Club World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters via Imagn Images)

Trump appeared to echo sentiments expressed by Malik Nabers, who also criticized the plays but deleted his post on X.

“Why didn’t the New York Football Giants (NFL) kick that field goal???” the president wrote in Truth Social on Monday. “Who would have done such a thing? That was CRAZY! I watched the end of the game and thought, when they tried to score instead of scoring three, ‘That’s weird!!!'”

Nabers expressed his frustration moments after the game. The second-year wide receiver has been out of action since September with a torn ACL.

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New York Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka watches during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Nov. 23, 2025. (Lon Horwedel/Imagn Images)

“Sometimes I think they’re making us lose on purpose!” he wrote in

Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka defended the play in the postgame press conference.

“We wanted to be aggressive,” he said. “I just thought it was a good time to score points in that situation and go up two points. I had a good flow, I wanted to go up two points.”

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The Giants fell to 2-10 on the year and were eliminated from playoff contention.

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