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Stop comparing Jaxson Dart’s New York Trump rally speech to Colin Kaepernick’s activism
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart committed the grave sin of supporting President Donald Trump by simply introducing him at his rally in the Empire State on Friday.
Many liberal sports fans and media members lost their minds over it, and even Dart’s teammate and fellow first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, Abdul Carter, tried to shame him, saying, “Thought this s—t was AI, what we doing man?”
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One of the dumbest responses to Dart’s appearance at the rally was comparing the star quarterback to disgraced former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick is, of course, famous for kneeling during the national anthem while playing for the San Francisco 49ers after he lost his starting job to Blaine Gabbert because of injury and poor performance. He has since become one of, if not the biggest, activist athletes of our lifetime.
One player made a scene on the field, vilified police, downplayed crime, wore a Fidel Castro T-shirt in the locker room, disrespected law enforcement and the military, and wore socks depicting cops as pigs during practice. The other introduced a sitting president at a rally in the state where he plays football. These two men are not even in the same stratosphere. Comparing them is not even like comparing apples to oranges. It’s like comparing apples to manure.
An X user stated, “I’m old enough to remember Colin Kaepernick being run out of the NFL by a bunch of colluding owners for calling out police brutality.”
First off, that is verifiably untrue. Second, let’s take a trip down memory lane and remind people why Kaepernick was benched, how he squandered every opportunity he had to play after his on-field activism and what inspired him to kneel in the first place:
Kaepernick wasn’t blackballed by the NFL. He tanked his own career. He was benched after an abysmal 2-6 start in which he barely completed half of his passes. It was only after becoming a backup that he first decided to kneel during the national anthem. His play had regressed significantly as both a passer and a running threat. Then, after injuries, a demotion, and increasingly divisive activism, he opted out of his contract with San Francisco in 2017. In the process, he made himself unappealing to other teams by becoming a constant political distraction.
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In 2017, the Baltimore Ravens, with help from Ray Lewis, were reportedly prepared to take a chance on Kaepernick and sign him. But that changed after Kaepernick’s then-girlfriend, TV and radio host Nessa Diab, posted a tweet that Lewis himself described as “racist.” The post compared Lewis and Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti to characters from the movie “Django Unchained.”
In November 2019, the NFL arranged a highly unusual league-wide workout for Kaepernick in Atlanta. All 32 teams were invited. But hours before it began, Kaepernick moved the workout from the NFL’s chosen facility to a nearby high school. As former NBC NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya said, “He doesn’t really want to play football.” He was more interested in cashing massive checks as a political activist than returning to the league.
As for why he originally kneeled, Kaepernick was inspired by a knife-wielding criminal, Mario Woods, who stabbed someone in San Francisco and then was shot by police because he refused to comply with police, while in possession of a deadly weapon.
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Do you really want to compare Jaxson Dart speaking at a rally to this guy? Seriously? The former quarterback turned race-baiter, who shamed his White parents who adopted him. The man who claimed that NFL Combine is like the slave trade. Come on now. Stop this nonsense.
Another post in response to Dart’s appearance stated, “Kaep kneeled for police brutality against black people and was blackballed because they wanted him to just ‘focus on sports.’ But Dart is allowed to be ‘political.'”
Again, Kaepernick was not blackballed. The league did not conspire against him. He is no hero and he is no victim.
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Athletes are allowed to support and even campaign for their preferred political candidates. It’s a free country. But speaking at a rally in your free time is entirely different from becoming a divisive distraction on the field and in the locker room.
This is just another clear indication of the intolerance and hypocritical nature of the left. They can’t accept Dart speaking at a Trump rally, but they will either stay silent or applaud the fact that LeBron James spoke at a Hillary Clinton rally and Stephen Curry spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2023 in support of Kamala Harris. They applaud Steve Kerr and Doc Rivers spewing lies about ICE kidnapping kids and murdering American citizens. The list is endless and nauseating.
Yes, keep politics out of sports. Sports are what should bring us together, regardless of political affiliation, and it should be a unifying outlet away from the heavy political climate we are immersed in on a daily basis. Speaking at a rally on your own free time as an athlete is fine by me. Will it garner backlash from the other side? Undoubtedly. Is it better than doing it in uniform? I believe so.
Trying to shame and even crucify Dart for being honored and privileged to introduce the sitting President of the United States is your First Amendment right. Go for it. But it is ludicrous to compare Dart to Kaepernick.
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Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson celebrate private wedding in Bahamas, share sweet personal photo
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson celebrated their wedding on Saturday in an intimate ceremony on a private island in the Bahamas, surrounded by close family and friends, according to multiple reports.
About 40 guests attended the wedding, including Trump Jr.’s five children and his siblings Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump, along with their spouses.
Anderson’s family and a small circle of close friends also attended.
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“Don and Bettina are wonderful together. I’m so proud to have witnessed so much of their journey as a couple,” Eric Trump told Page Six.
“They truly light up around each other, and it’s been amazing watching their story unfold. Couldn’t be happier for them on their special day.”
“Bettina and Don Jr. got married on a glorious day in a place where they often visit,” a source told People magazine.
The couple reportedly considered holding the wedding at the White House, but ultimately opted for a more low-key celebration amid ongoing tensions due to the war in Iran.
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A larger celebration with extended family and friends is expected later this year, with the White House still a possible venue, according to reports.
President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not attend the ceremony, citing official responsibilities in Washington.
“While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon-to-be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
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“I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time.”
The president’s statement came one day after the couple legally married in Palm Beach, Florida.
The wedding follows Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s engagement in December 2025 after roughly a year of dating.
Anderson, 39, is a philanthropist and model who has become a familiar presence at Trump family events in Palm Beach and Mar-a-Lago over the past year.
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Earlier this year, she celebrated her bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago alongside several members of the Trump family ahead of the wedding festivities.
The Palm Beach estate has hosted multiple high-profile Trump family weddings over the years, including the weddings of President Donald Trump and Melania Trump, as well as Eric Trump and Lara Trump.
Donald Trump Jr., 48, is the eldest son of President Trump and serves as executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
He was previously married to Vanessa Trump from 2005 to 2018, and the former couple share five children together: Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe.
Vanessa Trump recently revealed that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer and is recovering after undergoing a procedure. She said she is staying focused on her health while surrounded by her children and family.
Anderson has not previously been married and does not have children.
She was previously linked to businessman Beau Wrigley and was reportedly engaged before that relationship ended.
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The couple’s relationship has attracted growing public attention as Anderson has increasingly stepped into the Trump family social and political orbit.
Khloe Quill of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.
Jack Osbourne is done dealing with body shamers.
The 40-year-old media personality took to Instagram to respond to articles body-shaming him for being “grossly underweight” and calling him “sick,” saying “I cannot believe I’m having to actually make this f—ing video.”
“I have lost no weight since I got out of the jungle doing ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ six months ago,” he explained. “I’ve been the same f—ng weight. The only difference is I shaved my beard and opted for a creepy mustache. That’s the only f—ing difference.”
He went on to share that he’s been on a weight loss journey for a number of years, and has been “consistently losing weight for the last three and a half years.”
At his heaviest, Jack shared that he weighed around 220 pounds and when he saw that number on the scale, “decided that I wanted to make some changes, so I did.”
“What’s the big f–king deal?” Jack added. “I’m five-foot eight-and-a-half and 155 pounds. It is perfectly healthy.”
He later added that he has been “brutalized by the press about being overweight” his entire life and cannot believe that even though he got “down to a healthy weight,” he has been “criticized even more,” telling the journalists and other body shamers that they can “get f–ked.”
Jack is not the only Osbourne who has dealt with people commenting on their body, as his sister, Kelly Osbourne, received backlash after her appearance at the BRIT Awards. After attending the award show, social media users began commenting on her body, with one writing, “Ditch the Ozempic, eat a burger.”
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“Looks like a dead body… she’s tooooo thin and fragile.… Looks like she’s going to see her dad soon.”
Kelly posted screenshots of the negative comments, writing “Literally can’t believe how disgusting some human beings truly are,” over the screenshot.
“This is a special kind of cruelty in harming someone who is clearly going through something, kicking me while I’m down, doubting my pain, spreading my struggles as gossip, and turning your back when I need support and love most,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories.
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She added that commenting on another person’s body doesn’t show strength, but rather “a profound absence of compassion and character.”
“I’m currently going through the hardest time of my life,” she added. “I should not even have to defend myself. But I won’t sit here and allow myself to be dehumanized in such a way!”
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Iranian national team to train in Mexico during World Cup after base camp switch, federation leader says
As next month’s highly anticipated World Cup approaches, participating nations are finalizing base camps across the tournament’s three host countries to serve as training headquarters during the competition.
The U.S., Canada and Mexico are co-hosting this year’s World Cup.
However, Iran’s national team — which has faced heightened scrutiny leading up to this summer’s World Cup — recently learned it will not be based in the United States once the tournament begins. According to the president of Iran’s soccer federation, the team will instead establish its base camp in Mexico.
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Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, announced the decision Saturday in a statement released by the federation’s media relations office. FIFA did not immediately confirm the move.
Iran had been scheduled to train in Tucson, Arizona, but a move has been a possibility because of uncertainty surrounding the war in the Middle East and security concerns. Officials at Tucson’s Kino Sports Complex declined to comment.
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According to Iran’s soccer federation, the team’s base will now switch to south of the California border to Tijuana, Mexico.
“All team base camps for the countries participating in the World Cup must be approved FIFA,” Taj said in his statement. “Fortunately, following the requests we submitted and the meetings we held with FIFA and World Cup officials in Istanbul, as well as the webinar meeting we had yesterday in the Tehran with the respected FIFA secretary general, our request to change the team’s base from the United States to Mexico was approved.”
Iran plays Group G games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, against New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium six days later, then faces Egypt on June 26 in Seattle. The federation said Tijuana’s relatively close proximity to the Los Angeles area will benefit the team and the new location “includes all training facilities, gym, private restaurant and everything else the team needs.”
Iran’s men’s national team, also commonly referred to as Team Melli, is set to appear in its fourth consecutive World Cup. The team has never advanced beyond the group stage.
Iran’s federation said moving the base camp will resolve potential visa issues since the team will enter the U.S. through Mexico. The president said that the team “may even be able to travel to and from Mexico using Iran Air flights.”
The World Cup opens June 11 and concludes July 19 with the Final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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