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SANTA CLARA – Practicing behind a patchwork line is not how Brock Purdy dreamed of spending his 25th birthday Friday, never mind that he just gifted 49ers linemen a caravan of trucks and sports-utility vehicles on two-year leases. The 49ers are poised to field their most inexperienced offensive line in at least coach Kyle Shanahan’s eight seasons. Monday night’s chore for whoever blocks: protect Purdy and clear lanes for ball carriers Isaac Guerendo and Deebo Samuel against the NFC-leading Detroit Lions at Levi’s Stadium. Injuries have so thoroughly depleted the Niners (6-9) that 3-of-5 spots could feature linemen making their 49ers’ starting debuts. The only healthy starters are center Jake Brendel and right guard Dominick Puni, who might have to shift to other spots to provide for the best five-man look. Left tackle Trent Williams and his backup, Jaylon More, both went this week on injured reserve, which is where left guard Aaron Banks is expected to land before Monday night’s 5:15 p.m. kickoff. Right tackle Colton McKivitz did not practice Thursday, after being limited by a knee issue, and versatile backup Spencer Burford has been out with a calf injury he sustained as the sub at left tackle in Sunday’s loss at Miami. Offensive linemen Ben Bartch and Jon Feliciano are on injured reserve. Nick Zakelj is expected to make the first start of his career, most likely at left guard. “I know it’s just an amazing opportunity to have,” Zakelj said. “I can’t wait to go grasp it and go out there, fly off the ball and let it loose.” Charlie Heck, poached Wednesday off the Arizona Cardinals’ practice squad, made 21 career starts for the Houston Texans from 2020-23, and Thursday acquisition Matt Hennessy made 22 starts as the Atlanta Falcons’ 2020-22 center. No other linemen have starting experience, including Zakelj, Austen Pleasants, Sebastian Gutierrez, Isaac Alarcon and undrafted rookie center Drake Nugent. If McKivitz is healthy, he’s an option to move to left tackle, where he made spot starts at left tackle in 2021 and ’22 in place of Williams. Burford, unbeknownst until last game, had practiced as the No. 3 left tackle most of the season. LYNCH’S STATE OF FRANCHISE General manager John Lynch, speaking for the first time since Sunday’s official elimination from the playoffs, is in the investigation process of examining the 49ers’ 2024 woes and potential cures. “I can’t believe we’re here, but we are. We have to accept that. We have to learn from that,” Lynch said on KNBR 680-AM. “We can’t just chalk it up to, ‘There were a lot of injuries.’ The team we’re playing, Detroit, they had a lot of injuries but they found a way. We have to look at the root, and we have been looking at the root causes. We’ll fix it.” One obvious issue is the 49ers’ inability to close out games, something that’s carried over from past playoff defeats to this season’s four NFC West defeats. Lynch noted that the absences of All-Pros Williams and Christian McCaffrey factors into that. “But we can’t chalk it up to just that. We have to go deeper,” Lynch said. “There are ways we could have gotten it done. When you have division opponents (down) multiple scores, you have to put people away, and that’s what we didn’t do this year. We have to own that. We have to get to the bottom of why exactly that happened, with every decision we make.” HEALTH CENTER Fullback Kyle Juszczyk did not practice because of illness. Juszczyk has played every game this season after taking a pay cut in the spring. He is aiming for his ninth straight Pro Bowl invitation. Running back Isaac Guerendo participated in a second straight practice and looks on track to make his third career start; he did not play in Sunday’s loss at Miami because of hamstring and foot injuries. Running back David Montgomery (knee) was the only player on the Lions’ active roster not to practice. Cornerback Terrion Arnold (illness) was limited after missing Thursday’s session. Full participants were guard Graham Glasgow (knee), wide receiver Kalif Raymond (foot) and linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin (neck). GAMEDAY GUIDE Levi’s Stadium parking lots are to open at 1:45 p.m. Stadium gates open 30 minutes later for club- and suite-ticket holders, with entry for all others starting at 3:15 p.m. Halftime entertainment will feature MIMS and Freedom Williams (from the C+C Music Factory). 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Following the monumental success of its first season, which captured hearts globally, this season promises to bring even more suspense, action, and emotional depth. Here’s everything you need to know about Squid Game Season 2. Owing to its intriguing teasers and trailers, and a striking starcast with many new additions, the latest season is everything that'll make your holiday season, an exciting one. Actor Lee Jung-Jae, who plays the central role of Seong Gi-Hun aka Player 456 is being joined by a new set of players, each one with their own story. ALSO READ: Squid Game Season 2: When and where to watch the much-awaited Korean thriller's next installment? Check details Squid Game season 2: When and where to watch In case, you haven't watched Squid Game season 2, we have got you covered. Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on December 26, 2024. The show will be available for viewers worldwide at 1:31 PM IST in India. 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Posing on red carpet at film premiere, Gray after another trip in taxpayer funded limo Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport By TOM GORDON DEPUTY SCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR Published: 21:56, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 22:02, 25 November 2024 e-mail View comments Neil Gray is facing more claims he indulged himself at the taxpayers’ expense after being chauffeured to a star-studded film premiere. The Health Secretary, who grew up in Orkney where the film is set, previously said ‘cannot wait to see this’ on social media. The updated register of ministerial engagements states he met with Screen Scotland at a ‘reception’ that night about ‘culture’. Mr Gray, who took over the health portfolio in February after a year with the economy brief, last had ministerial responsibility for culture in March 2023. After visiting the cinema with his wife Karlie, the Airdrie and Shotts MSP took a ministerial limo from another Film Festival venue to a ‘personal address’. Health Minister Neil Gray and his wife on the red carpet at the premiere Saoirse Ronan starred in Amy Liptrot’s The Outrun and appeared at the red carpet event in Edinburgh Mr Gray, 38, did have a series of health-related meetings in Edinburgh earlier involving the BMA, NHS Forth Valley and a ‘health workforce roundtable’. But the Film Festival event was the last ‘ministerial’ engagement of the day. The government refused to say why Mr Gray attended, what ministerial business was discussed, or whether he took a family member or guest – as he did to the football. A spokesman said: ‘Ministers attend sporting and cultural events as part of their ministerial duties.’ Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport Advertisement The Outrun, based on Orcadian writer Amy Liptrot’s memoir about recovering from alcoholism, was well-known to Mr Gray. In December last year, he reposted a message on X about it being shown at the Sundance Film Festival in the US the following month. He wrote: ‘Cannot wait to see this!’ Mr Gray apologised to parliament this month after taking official limos to eight football matches in around two years, four involving Aberdeen. He admitted the many Aberdeen matches gave ‘the impression of acting more as a fan and less as a minister’. He said yesterday he would continue to attend games, but would ‘get the balance right’. Scottish Conservative deputy leader Rachael Hamilton said: ‘There is a growing pattern of behaviour from Neil Gray. He has serious questions to answer over why he was chauffeured in the ministerial limo to and from a film premiere. ‘It looks as though he likes to use his position of privilege to indulge in his favourite passions, rather than focusing on his actual job. ‘The scandal smacks of another SNP cover-up and it won’t go away until he is fully upfront about why he was at certain events and if any government business actually took place.’ Edinburgh Share or comment on this article: Posing on red carpet at film premiere, Gray after another trip in taxpayer funded limo e-mail Add comment
Nebraska's Ty Robinson (9) and John Bullock (5) walk to field for a practice at Fordham University’s Moglia Stadium in New York City on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. NEW YORK — The city that never sleeps isn’t exactly a college football town. That’s why they’re playing the Pinstripe Bowl in a world-famous baseball stadium. But if you’re staging a memorable snowball fight, it’s hard to beat Central Park on Christmas Day, as an army of Nebraska football players, dressed in white warmup gear, walked into a clearing dusted with snow. The Huskers had a short walk-through practice as coach Matt Rhule hatched a plot with his coaches. “We’re going to start the biggest snowball fight of all time,” Rhule said, as captured by NU’s social media staff. Eventually the battle dwindled down to Rhule chasing his prize quarterback, Dylan Raiola, like a pass rusher looking for a sack. “I have to get him,” Rhule said, pursuing Raiola into two more defenders — well, coaches — who all delivered a snowball to Raiola’s 6-foot-3, 225-pound frame. People are also reading... A snowball fight in Central Park — is this holiday heaven? It’s a prelude to Nebraska and Boston College, Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Before kickoff, NU spent the week in the city, practicing three different times, eating pizza and sandwiches, taking the subway, visiting the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and, for a few, ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The city is not the classic warm climate bowl spot — though the Huskers played the 1962 Gotham Bowl in New York — but, when you haven’t been to a bowl in eight years, and your 6-6 record barely squeezed you into this soiree, you’ll take what you can get, especially if you’re a sixth-year senior like Ty Robinson or Bryce Benhart — who have never played in a bowl game — or even if you’re a true freshman from Miami, like Jacory Barney or Vincent Shavers, on the front of a Husker career. “The value feels great, coming to another state, coming to compete, win, last game for the seniors,” Shavers said. “Leave on a good note. I’m very happy for them. Let’s get it.” NU has never faced Boston College, making its third appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl. Neither the Eagles nor the ACC has had much success in the game against the Big Ten, which has won the last seven matchups in Yankee Stadium and eight of the last nine. That may account, to some degree, for the Huskers being a four-point favorite headed into kickoff. Or it could be what’s likely to be a NU fan advantage in the Yankee Stadium seats that somewhat awkwardly encircle the playing surface, with one of the end zones sitting right near the outfield wall. Or perhaps it’s the slew of seniors who, instead of opting out of the bowl, will experience the postseason for the first time Saturday. “I’m just excited to be a part of this experience,” said Robinson, who finished with 33 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and six sacks this season. “It was a big reason why I wanted to come to Nebraska, just to help make it great and be a part of the process to where we get this thing turned around, where we needed it to go. “I’m loyal through and through to this place, so to be able to represent the red ‘N’ one more time in Yankee Stadium — I’m blessed and honored.” Robinson will play his last game for a new defensive coordinator — John Butler, taking over for Tony White — and alongside young players, like Riley Van Poppel, who redshirted behind now-departed Huskers lured to the transfer portal by lucrative NIL offers. As NU continues to get down to a 105-man roster for 2025, more than 20 have left the program between the end of the Iowa game and Saturday’s kickoff. Dozens more are likely to leave after that. “The national move is you have less guys,” Rhule said, “so it’s an opportunity for some younger guys to play.” In its one open practice this week, Nebraska chose to let some of its younger players — Shavers and Van Poppel — speak to their experiences. And NU’s social media staff posted a photo of the nine 2025 high school signees who made the trip and can practice with the team. They’ll get to pile into Yankee Stadium, too. So NU, like many college football teams, arrives at its bowl game in flux — what Rhule, in his late December press conference in Lincoln, called a “fine line.” “It’s the end of this year and the first game of next year,” Rhule said. The fourth game for NU’s offensive coordinator — Dana Holgorsen — and the first game in a new role for defensive coordinator John Butler. Rhule said Holgorsen has made subtle changes but “not a wholesale shift” to the scheme, while Butler is tasked with continuing the 3-3-5 system developed by predecessor Tony White and Rhule. Collectively, coaches, players and the storylines of a wild season — from an impressive blowout of Colorado to an ugly loss at Indiana, through ending a long losing streak to Wisconsin — will converge on a baseball stadium that hosted the 2024 World Series. It might not be the venue Nebraska expected or planned. But it’s where one season ends and another begins. “I have this thing I say to myself all the time: Just winning comes first,” Rhule said. “Winning always comes first.” Whether it’s a snowball fight or a football game. Husker Bowls: A look at Nebraska football's past 10 bowl games 2016, Music City Bowl Score: Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24 Date: Dec. 30, 2016 Location: Nashville, Ten. 2015, Foster Farms Bowl Score: Nebraska 37, UCLA 29 Date: Dec. 26, 2015 Location: Santa Clara, Calif. 2014, Holiday Bowl Score: USC 45, Nebraska 42 Date: Dec. 27, 2014 Location: San Diego, Calif. 2014, Gator Bowl Score: Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 Date: Jan. 1, 2014 Location: Jacksonville, Fla. 2013, Citrus Bowl Score: Georgia 45, Nebraska 31 Date: Jan. 1, 2013 Location: Orlando, Fla. 2012, Citrus Bowl Score: South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 Date: Jan. 2, 2012 Location: Orlando, Fla. 2010, Holiday Bowl Score: Washington 19, Nebraska 7 Date: Dec. 30, 2010 Location: San Diego, Calif. 2009, Holiday Bowl Score: Nebraska 33, Arizona 0 Date: Dec. 30, 2009 Location: San Diego, Calif. 2009, Gator Bowl Score: Nebraska 26, Clemson 21 Date: Jan. 1, 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Fla. 2007, Cotton Bowl Score: Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Location: Dallas, Tex. Subscribe for the best Husker news & commentary Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!HUNDREDS of trans hospital patients have been admitted as women despite having conditions only suffered by men. Analysis by The Sun suggests at least 482 were admitted as female in a year despite having prostate, testicle or penis issues. 2 Tory MP Sir John Hayes has slammed the NHS, saying you 'cannot change biology' Credit: Handout They included 263 who suffered hyperplasia in the prostate — a non-cancerous enlargement of the gland that cannot occur in biological women as they do not have prostates. Another 85 had prostate cancer and 48 had “disorders of male genitals”. Figures cover the year to March at hospitals in England and Wales. NHS rules allow trans patients to have their gender changed on databases but kept off patient records. READ MORE HEALTH NEWS TRIED AND TESTED From stress-free fungi to prostate gummies - we test men's health products ASK DR JEFF From prostate cancer to back pain, Dr Jeff answers your health questions One GP insisted: “There’s pressure on staff not to offend patients. “But the fact they are recorded as women in the statistics is ridiculous.” Tory MP Sir John Hayes said: “You cannot change biology. “It is an immutable fact that these conditions only appear in biological men.” Most read in Health HEALTH HELL One minute we were fine, the next we woke up with no arms or legs LITTLE MIRACLES Couple pregnant with IVF twins stunned to discover a third baby's heart NHS' FAT FEES Cost to NHS of caring for obese Brits revealed - including £91k on dolls SHOT IN THE DARK From flatulence to cross dressing, side effects of covid vaccines revealed He added: “The fact the NHS is pandering to this is nonsense.” The NHS said: “These statistics report the gender registered by patients and therefore include trans women, with further patient details included in their health records.” Kids will never again be told they would be happier as trans, vows Gillian Keegan in clampdown on sex education 2 Over 482 patients were admitted to hospital as female in a year despite having prostate, testicle or penis issues (stock picture) Credit: alamy
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NJ/NY Gotham FC midfielder Yazmeen Ryan has been traded to Houston Dash in exchange for a record fee, per multiple reports. Ryan was sent to Houston for a reported transfer fee of $400,000, per The Equalizer's . The transfer fee is reportedly thought to be the largest cash intra-league transfer fee in NWSL history. Ryan will reportedly sign a new contract with the Dash, as her current deal with Gotham expires in 2026. The 25-year-old midfielder has had another breakout season on a talent Gotham roster, finishing the season with five goals and five assists. She caught the eye of USWNT coach Emma Hayes, ; since then, she has made four appearances with the USWNT. The NWSL has never been transparent about things like transfer fees, making it difficult to confirm how the amount stacks up against previous fees. But $400,000 is certainly an eye-catching number, and it proves how much Ryan's stock has gone up in the past few years: The Thorns sent the midfielder to Gotham in a three-team trade in 2023, and received $200,000 in allocation money from Angel City during the exchange. The only potentially higher transaction came last season, when Houston sent forward María Sánchez to the San Diego Wave, and received a $500,000 in allocation money in return. (Sánchez had after signing the then-biggest contract in NWSL history.) Ryan started her NWSL career with the Portland Thorns, earning a Supporters' Shield and an NWSL Championship in her first two years in the league. She was a key part of Gotham FC's championship-winning season in 2023. With the trade, the midfielder will be returning to Texas, where she played for TCU for four seasons. Per Kassouf, the trade took place before the transaction moratorium on Friday, Dec. 20. NWSL teams are not allowed to trade and sign players between Dec. 20 and Dec. 26 as part of a league-wide shutdown. The moratorium will lift on Friday, Dec. 27 to allow teams to start signing players again. The move for Ryan is big for the Dash, who finished the season dead last in the league with only five wins. Houston has shied away from big signings over the past few years, with their biggest player — Sánchez — leaving at the start of the season. Now, Houston is finally making some moves. Earlier this month, the Dash Ryan's Gotham teammate, free agent midfielder Delanie Sheehan. The two will be a good pair to shore up the Dash's midfield. As for Gotham, Ryan's departure marks a trend. This past season, Gotham's success has come from its big-name signings. The team signed four USWNT stars last January, in one go, while also bringing in international stars like Spanish forward Esther González, defender Jess Carter, German keeper Ann-Katrin Berger and many more. But the team has also relied on a deep bench, with lesser-known players like Ryan and Sheehan holding down the fort. However, part of having a deep bench is that those strong players sitting on the bench might get a little restless. The team only had one draft pick in the 2024 draft, defender Maycee Bell, and her to the North Carolina Courage halfway through the season because they frankly didn't need her. And now that the season is over, Gotham's players are starting to scatter. Besides Ryan and Sheehan heading to Houston, forward Lynn Williams . Players like defender Sam Hiatt and midfielder Maitane López with the team after getting less playing time. It's possible that Gotham has an overabundance of talent last year, and the players who didn't see as much time on the field want to go somewhere where they're more valued. Gotham, meanwhile, has continued looking towards outside talent. With the midfield a little sparser without Ryan and Sheehan, the team 19-year-old Ghananian midfielder Stella Nyamekye to a three-year contract.Are banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx open on New Year's Eve 2024? Will mail be delivered?
— BIRTH NAME: James Earl Carter, Jr. — BORN: Oct. 1, 1924, at the Wise Clinic in Plains, Georgia, the first U.S. president born in a hospital. He would become the first president to live for an entire century . — EDUCATION: Plains High School, Plains, Georgia, 1939-1941; Georgia Southwestern College, Americus, Georgia, 1941-1942; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1942-1943; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1943-1946 (class of 1947); Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1952-1953. — PRESIDENCY: Sworn-in as 39th president of the United States at the age of 52 years, 3 months and 20 days on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. Left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan. — POST-PRESIDENCY: Launched The Carter Center in 1982. Began volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in 1984. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Taught for 37 years at Emory University, where he was granted tenure in 2019, at age 94. — OTHER ELECTED OFFICES: Georgia state senator, 1963-1967; Georgia governor, 1971-1975. — OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Served in U.S. Navy, achieved rank of lieutenant, 1946-53; Farmer, warehouseman, Plains, Georgia, 1953-77. — FAMILY: Wife, Rosalynn Smith Carter , married July 7, 1946 until her death Nov. 19, 2023. They had three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff); a daughter, Amy Lynn; and 11 living grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Source: Jimmy Carter Library & Museum
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is urging federal authorities to pursue arson charges against an illegal immigrant accused of torching a woman to death on a Brooklyn subway train. The suspect, 33-year-old Sebastian Zapeta-Calil, has already been charged by Brooklyn prosecutors with two counts of murder and one count of arson. “Lighting another human being on fire and watching them burn alive reflects a level of evil that cannot be tolerated,” City Hall spokeswoman Kayla Mamelak said Thursday in a statement to media outlets. She confirmed the mayor has directed the NYPD to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to explore additional charges under federal arson statutes. The Epoch Times has reached out to ICE about Adams’s directive. If convicted under federal arson laws for an attack resulting in death, Zapeta-Calil could face a sentence of 25 years to life. Federal arson charges for attacks on property used in interstate commerce resulting in injury carry a maximum sentence of 40 years. Meanwhile, a conviction under New York state’s first-degree murder statute could lead to life in prison without parole, a punishment already more severe than what federal arson laws can provide. Officers stationed at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station responded after smelling smoke and discovered the victim “standing inside the train car fully engulfed in flames,” said Tisch. Despite efforts to extinguish the fire, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim has yet to be publicly identified, as police are working to confirm her identity. Disturbing video circulating on social media shows Zapeta-Calil sitting on a bench as the fire raged inside the subway car. He later left the scene but the police caught him up at the 34th Street-Herald Square station in Manhattan after a group of teenagers spotted him and called 911. Zapeta-Calil, a Guatemala national who was deported in 2018 and illegally reentered the United States, is currently being held at Rikers Island. A formal arraignment at the state Supreme Court is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2025, when the full indictment will be unsealed. While federal charges may not necessarily result in harsher penalties, Adams’s announcement sent the latest signal that he’s willing to cooperate with ICE and President-elect Donald Trump to address crimes committed by those in the country illegally. On Dec. 12, Adams met with incoming border czar Tom Homan at his mayoral mansion. During a press conference that followed the hour-long meeting, Adams said he was looking into an executive order that would “unravel” the city’s so-called sanctuary policies. Homan, a former acting director of ICE tasked by Trump to carry out the largest deportation in the nation’s history, said both sides are optimistic about working together to tackle illegal immigration-fueled crimes in New York City.None
Donald Trump is not racist, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says as he insists 'brothers found him to be cool' READ MORE: Jake Paul's savage response to fellow Donald Trump supporters READ MORE: My message to athletes doing the Trump dance - TIM HOWARD Follow DailyMail.com's politics live blog for all the latest news and updates By ALEX RASKIN and ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 21:56 GMT, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 25 November 2024 e-mail 5 View comments Donald Trump is not a racist, or at least not in the eyes of black men, says ESPN's Stephen A. Smith. Speaking with comedian Bill Maher on his show, Club Random , the increasingly political Smith dismissed the accusations of racism Trump has faced since the early 1970s. 'If we're being totally honest, all the brothers found him to be cool,' said Smith, who has been very critical of Democrats since their election defeat. 'They found him to be very cool. So, let's be clear. Because he knew his sports, all right? He would say what he feels, he bucked the establishment, which we love, and we gravitated to that.' Maher agreed. 'I don't think his motivation is ''I don't like black people,''' Maher said. 'I think his motivation is: ''Everybody must love me.'' Donald Trump is not a racist, or at least not in the eyes of black men, says Stephen A. Smith Smith leapt to Trump's defense following his victory in the presidential election this month Read More Trump at UFC footage Claiming he knew Trump from before his days as a politician, Smith then denied ever calling the 78-year-old racist. 'I have never spoken about him that way,' Smith said. 'Ever. Not one time. Not one time. Because I knew him beforehand.' Trump was able to make slight inroads with black voters nationally, who made up about 1 in 10 voters across the country. Nationally, about 8 in 10 black voters supported Harris. But that was down from about 9 in 10 in the last presidential election who went for Joe Biden. Trump about doubled his share of young black men – which helped him among key Democratic voting group. About 3 in 10 Black men under the age of 45 went for Trump, roughly double the number he got in 2020. Allegations of racism against Trump did not originate with his first foray into politics eight years ago. In 1973, for example, the Justice Department sued the real estate tycoon and his father for their alleged refusal to rent apartments in predominantly white buildings to black tenants. Testimony showed that applications filed by black apartment seekers were marked with a 'C' for 'colored.' The lawsuit ended in a settlement in which the Trumps acknowledged they 'failed and neglected' to comply with the Fair Housing Act, though they were never required to explicitly acknowledge discrimination had occurred. Stephen A. Smith and Bill Maher disputed the notion that Trump is a "terrible racist." Smith: "If we’re being totally honest, all the brothers found him to be cool. They found him to be very cool. So, let’s be clear. Because he knew his sports, all right? He would say what he... pic.twitter.com/AWT9NbmQt7 — Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) November 25, 2024 Trump, seen alongside billionaire donor Elon Musk, has faced racism accusations since the 70s In 1989, Trump infamously took out full page newspaper ads calling for New York state to reinstate the death penalty as five black and Latino teenagers were set to stand trial for beating and raping a white woman in Central Park. Black clergy leaders responded with their own full-page ad denouncing Trump's as a 'thinly veiled racist polemic' meant to divide the city. The Rev. Al Sharpton also organized a demonstration outside Trump Tower. The five men were eventually exonerated in 2002 after another man admitted to the crime and it was determined their confessions were coerced. In the 1990s, the Atlantic City casino mogul frequently cast doubt about the legitimacy of tribes seeking to build casinos in the New York area, citing their dark skin as evidence they were faking their ancestry. 'They don't look like Indians to me, and they don't look like Indians to Indians, and a lot of people are laughing at it,' Trump said of the Mashantucket Pequots who operate Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut during testimony before Congress in 1993. Tribe leaders at the time called out the remarks as racist. The National Indian Gaming Association filed a Federal Communications Commission complaint after Trump made similar remarks on Don Imus' talk radio show. The group described his on-air comments as 'obscene, indecent and profane racial slurs against Native Americans and African Americans.' The FCC declined to take action, though it called the remarks 'deplorable' and 'offensive.' Trump picked one prominent African-American candidate for his second term in ex-NFL player Scott Turner (right), who will head Housing and Urban Development The Republican businessman also famously used the 'birther' conspiracy to propel himself into national politics in the late 2000s. During the Obama administration, he baselessly claimed the nation's first black president wasn't qualified to hold the office because he was born in Kenya, not the U.S., as is required under the Constitution. He recanted the statements, however, during his winning 2016 campaign. Trump's cabinets have been largely without of any African Americans with the notable exception of his Housing and Urban Development nominees: Ben Carson, from 2017 through 2020, and his current pick, former NFL player Scott Turner. Donald Trump Share or comment on this article: Donald Trump is not racist, ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says as he insists 'brothers found him to be cool' e-mail Add commentJimmy Carter: A brief bio