During the Philadelphia Eagles ' visit to the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump claimed he tried to help the New York Giants avoid what has come to be viewed by most people in and around the NFL as a serious blunder: Allowing running back Saquon Barkley to sign with the eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles.

The Giants went 3-14 and still found their way to the White House with the Super Bowl champion Eagles on Monday. President Donald Trump claimed during the Eagles’ visit — which did not include quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts — that he told the Giants not to let Saquon Barkley leave in free agency last offseason.

The Giants, before clamming up on the issue entirely, refuted the President's claim.“I was with the Giants and the head coach and some people and I said, ‘Do anything you have to, but don’t lose Saquon.