Former Giants placekicker Jay Feely got caught spiking the football before the game — or in this case, war — had ended.
Feely, 49, praised President Donald Trump on Monday for entering the war between Israel and Iran, and for preemptively striking three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend with “bunker buster” bombs and Tomahawk missiles to deter Iran from producing a nuclear weapon (which Israel already has).
Iran retaliated on Monday by firing missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar. However, no casualties were reported, with both Qatar and the Trump administration being made aware of the attack ahead of time.
On Monday, Israel and Iran agreed to what Trump called “a complete and total ceasefire,” which he announced onTruth Social, leading Feely to celebrate prematurely.
“President Trump’s 1st term brought historic peace in the Middle East via the Abraham Accords,” Feely wrote on X. “Six months into his 2nd term, his decisive action has brought American hostages home, prevented Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and once again brokered peace.
“Peace through power!”
The ceasefire has proven shaky, however. Israel said that Iran broke the ceasefire after launching missiles into its airspace, a claim that the Iranian military denied.
Trump expressed frustration with Israel and Iran on Tuesday morning.
At the White House on Tuesday, Trump snapped at Iran and Israel for attacking each other after he announced a ceasefire on Monday night. He said he was “not happy” with the situation.
“We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what they f---- they’re doing. Do you understand that?” Trump said.
Thus, Feely’s tweet did not age well, which NFL writer and Pro Football Hall of Fame selector, Jason Cole, pointed out: “Oops. @jayfeely‚" Cole responded as chaos ensued.
Feely, who played on seven NFL teams over 14 years, is running for Congress as a Republican in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District. He is a conservative who supports Trump and the “America First” agenda. His decision to run for office, he said, was inspired by Trump’s assassination attempt.
However, not all Trump backers support war. In fact, most of them don’t, which helped Trump win re-election.
During his campaign, Trump expressed the need to end “endless” or “forever wars” and criticized the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also said removing “warmongers and America-last globalists” was among his foreign policy priorities.
Trump pledged to prevent World War III and bring about peace, particularly in the Middle East. He also emphasized building a stronger military to deter wars from breaking out.
The Associated Press contributed to this story
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