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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh responded to President Donald Trump’s endorsement Tuesday when he was officially introduced to the media in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Pakinomist Digital asked Harbaugh how it felt to receive the president’s endorsement.
“It feels really great,” Harbaugh said with a big smile. “I also noticed that on that post he said, ‘And John, take the job!’ So I thought maybe John Mara had something to do with it. I don’t know. But it’s cool.
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New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh speaks to the media after being introduced during a press conference at the team’s NFL football practice facility. The event took place in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. (Adam Hunger/AP Photo)
“It’s sports. Everybody’s excited. Everybody follows it. At every level, people follow football. They follow the Giants. They follow the National Football League. Like we said, it’s the biggest sport. It’s the most iconic franchise in the biggest sport. So here we are.”
Trump again had glowing words to say about the former Baltimore Ravens head coach when he addressed the White House press pool before returning to Washington, DC from the college football national championship.
He said he didn’t think he had any influence on the decision, but added that the Giants got a “good coach.”
“I like the coach. I like his brother,” he said. “They came up to see me about three months ago. They came up to see me at the White House with their mother and father because the mother likes me and the father likes me and I think they like me.
“And he’s a great coach and he’s going to do well with the Giants, just like his brother is doing so well. They got something very special in their blood. And I’m happy for the Giants. They have a great coach.”
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New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh speaks to the media after being introduced during a press conference at the team’s NFL football practice facility. The event took place in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. (Adam Hunger/AP Photo)
Trump first endorsed Harbaugh in a post on Truth Social and then specifically endorsed the idea of the Giants hiring him.
“The New York Football Giants should definitely hire John Harbaugh – And John, a great guy, should TAKE THE JOB!!!” he wrote earlier this month.
John and Jim Harbaugh and their families met with Trump at the White House over the summer. The meeting prompted Harbaugh to defend himself after a reporter asked a question about the visit surrounding Trump’s earlier comments criticizing Baltimore as a city.
“The way you phrased that question — I would have phrased that question like, ‘You got a chance to visit with the president, man. What was that experience like?'” Harbaugh said at the time. “It was great. It was great. And I promise you, I’m rooting for our president. I want our president to be successful, just like I want my quarterback to be successful and I want my team to be successful, and it was a great experience. It’s not often you get invited and you get a chance to do something like this as a family.”
Jim Harbaugh echoed his brother’s sentiments.
“There is great gratitude to be invited to the White House to meet the president with my family, my mom and dad. President Trump was just amazing to my mom and dad. It meant so much. My brother John; his daughter Allison; my two daughters, Addie and Katie; and my sister Joanie; and my niece Ainsley. So, and there were nine of us.”
President Donald Trump tours the Ford River Rouge Complex on January 13, 2026 in Dearborn, Michigan. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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The Ravens reached the playoffs 12 times under Harbaugh and won the Super Bowl in the 2012 season, a year after the Giants’ most recent championship.
