President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly all the inmates on federal death row, a move that comes not even two weeks after he went through with the “largest single-day grant of clemency” in American history, the White House announced Monday.

Of the 40 inmates on federal death row, according to DeathPenaltyInfo.org, Biden is commuting 37 men sentenced to death, reclassifying their sentences to life without the possibility of parole.

The three inmates not included are: Robert Bowers, who is responsible for the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018, which left 11 people dead; Dylann Roof, a White supremacist who killed nine Black parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015; and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who worked with his now-dead brother to perpetuate the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured hundreds.

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The men being resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole are convicted of various murderous acts against one person or multiple. Among the victims of the 37 men are law enforcement officers, children and other inmates.

A handful of the men on death row were also set to be executed with their co-defendants.

Biden, who only supports the death penalty at the federal level for “terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder,” said this move will prevent President-elect Donald Trump’s administration from “carrying out the execution sentences that would not be handed down under current policy and practice,” according to the White House statement.

The president declared a moratorium on federal executions after taking office in 2021.

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The convicted murderers who will now escape execution include: Marcivicci Barnette, who killed a man in a carjacking and his ex-girlfriend; co-defendants Brandon Basham and Chadrick Fulks, who kidnapped and killed a woman after escaping prison; Anthony Battle, who killed a prison guard; Jason Brown, who stabbed a postal worker to death; Thomas Hager, who committed a drug-related killing; David Runyon, who participated in the murder-for-hire plot of a Naval officer; Thomas Sanders, who kidnapped and killed a 12-year-old girl; Rejon Taylor, who carjacked, kidnapped and killed a restaurant owner; and Alejandro Umana, who killed two brothers inside a restaurant.

The federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, houses most of the convicted murderers on America’s federal death row. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Two men were on death row for the murders of witnesses: police officer Len Davis, who ordered the murder of a witness who was part of an investigation into a misconduct complaint against him, and Ronald Mikos, who killed a federal grand jury witness in a Medicare fraud investigation.

Ex-Marine Jorge Torrez was set to be executed for killing another servicemember.

The list also includes men who committed deadly bank robberies, such as co-defendants Billie Allen and Norris Holder, who killed a bank guard during their crime; Brandon Council, who killed two bank employees; and Daryl Lawrence, who killed a special-duty police officer during an attempted bank robbery.

This Sept. 12, 2017 booking photo from the Florence County Detention Center shows Brandon Council, who was sentenced to death for killing two bank employees during a bank robbery. (Florence County Detention Center via AP)

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Co-defendants James Roane, Jr., and Richard Tipton committed a series of drug-related murders as gang members with Corey Johnson, who was executed in 2021. 

Julius Robinson killed two people over drugs, and so did co-defendants Ricardo Sanchez, Jr., and Daniel Troya, who killed a family, including two children.

Drug lord Kaboni Savage murdered or directed someone else to murder 12 people during a 16-year period – including an arson that killed six members of a federal informant’s family.

Philadelphia drug lord Kaboni Savage was convicted of committing or directing 12 murders, including one that involved firebombing the home of a federal witness. Four children and two adults were killed in the act. (FBI)

Edward Fields was on death row for murdering two campers on federal land, while Marvin Gabrion and Richard Jackson were both there for killing a woman on federal land in separate cases.

Co-defendants Jurijus Kadamovas and Iouri Mikhel were convicted of kidnapping and killing five Russian and Georgian immigrants for ransom.

Lastly, the following men were sentenced to death in various cases for killing a prisoner in federal prison: Shannon Agofsky, Carlos Caro, co-defendants Wesley Coonce and Charles Hall, co-defendants Christopher Cramer and Ricky Fackrell, Joseph Ebron and co-defendants Edgar Garcia and Mark Snarr.

Monday’s commutations join Biden’s list of similar moves during his presidency, which have sparked mixed reactions from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and have outpaced any president in modern history when compared to length of service.

Biden faced criticism earlier this month when he commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 prisoners placed in home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and pardoned 40 others, including his son, Hunter.

Hunter Biden flashes a big smile as he leaves an Arby’s in Santa Barbara on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. This was the first time that President Biden’s son was photographed after he was pardoned by his father. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital)

As of Dec. 13, Biden has pardoned a total of 65 individuals and commuted sentences for 1,634 inmates during his time as president, according to the Department of Justice.

“The President has issued more sentence commutations at this point in his presidency than any of his recent predecessors at the same point in their first terms,” White House officials said in a previous statement.

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Various groups and people, including former corrections officials, praised Biden’s decision ahead of the public announcement, calling him “courageous” and thanking him for sending a “strong message.”

Biden was urged by 28 former corrections officials in a letter to commute sentences on federal death row for the safety of federal correctional professionals who participate in executions.

“President Biden has made a courageous decision that will benefit many within the federal Bureau of Prisons. Resources can be allocated more rationally, and staff will not face the harm of participating in executions any time soon. I hope state leaders follow suit, for the benefit of their own correctional staff,” said Justin Jones, the former Director of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.

Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, was also among those who issued a statement, saying, in part, that this decision “marks an important turning point” and sends a “strong message to Americans that the death penalty is not the answer to our country’s concerns about public safety.”

Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director, is one of many to commend President Biden for commuting federal death row sentences. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

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Biden said he does condemn the murderers and their “despicable acts,” and he grieves for the victims and families who have suffered “unimaginable and irreparable loss,” but he “cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted,” according to the White House statement.

It also said Biden will use the last few weeks of his presidency to “provide meaningful second chances” and “review additional pardons and commutations.”

The fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was the crescendo of a remarkably bad year for the Iranian regime. 

The Islamic Republic suffered major blows in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, diminishing the power of its so-called Axis of Resistance. Its currency officially became the lowest valued in the world and when Israel decimated its proxy forces, the U.S. elected a president whom Iran so despises that it spent years trying to assassinate him. 

Here’s a look back at blows suffered by Ayatollah Ali Khameini and his regime over the past year: 

April: counter-attack on Israel fails to inflict damage 

In April, Israel bombed the Iranian embassy in Syria, prompting Iran to strike back with more than 300 drones and missiles aimed into Israel. But Israel worked with the U.S., Jordan and Saudi Arabia to shoot down nearly every missile and drone. 

May: president dies in helicopter crash 

The late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash while visiting a remote area. Iran has blamed the crash on dense fog. Raisi was a protégé and potential successor of Iran’s supreme leader, Khameini. 

July: top Hamas commander taken out

While Iran inaugurated a new president this summer, Israel infiltrated to take out Hamas commander Ismail Haniyeh while he was visiting Tehran for the inauguration. While Haniyeh was staying in a VIP government guest house, Israel detonated a remote-controlled bomb. 

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October: Hamas head and architect of October 7 attack killed 

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took out Hamas head Yahya Sinwar after encountering him on a routine patrol in the Gaza city of Rafah. Sinwar was the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel and was one of the most wanted men of the war. 

Hamas has lost thousands of fighters and much of its leadership ranks to Israel’s attacks and is nowhere near the threatening force on Israel’s borders Iran hoped it would be. 

IDF took out Hamas head Yahya Sinwar after encountering him on a routine patrol in the Gaza city of Rafah. (AP)

November: Trump elected 

Iran’s currency tanked to an all-time low upon news of the Trump election, and the expectation that he might bring back a “maximum pressure” policy. 

The Iranian rial is down 46% this year, making it officially the least-valuable currency in the world.

Iran has long vowed revenge for Trump approving the 2019 killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani – and U.S. intelligence revealed Tehran plots to kill the president-elect. 

After the Trump administration pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, it imposed harsh sanctions on the regime to stop its funding of proxies abroad, banning U.S. citizens from trading with Iran or handling Iranian money. 

It also punished entities in other countries that did business with Iran, by cutting them off from the dollar. 

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President Joe Biden often waived enforcement of such sanctions, keen to bring Tehran back to the negotiating table to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons and fearful of driving up global oil prices. 

Iran’s currency tanked to an all-time low upon news of the Trump election, and the expectation that he might bring back a “maximum pressure” policy. (AP Images)

Iran gained access to more than $10 billion through a State Department sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to continue buying energy from Iran, which the Biden administration argues is necessary to keep lights on in Baghdad.  

November: Hezbollah signs ceasefire with Israel 

In the fall, Israel reoriented much of its efforts toward pummeling Hezbollah after a series of cross-border attacks from the Lebanese militant group. Israel targeted Hezbollah’s leadership and detonated hundreds of pagers the group had been using to communicate. At the end of November, Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire where it and Israel must both end their armed presences in southern Lebanon. 

Both sides have claimed the other has broken the fragile truce, but it has ostensibly held for weeks.  

December: Assad falls 

Syrian rebels sent Iran’s Quds forces, an extension of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, running as they captured Damascus and pushed out President Bashar al-Assad. Iran’s forces had been in Syria propping up Assad since civil war broke out in 2011, but had been diminished since the outbreak of war elsewhere in the Middle East. 

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Syria’s new government is set to be run by Sunni Muslims, hostile to Iran’s Shiite government. And Iran lost a key supply line through Syria it had used to arm Hezbollah in its fight against Israel. 

President-elect Donald Trump made his name as a billionaire real estate mogul and celebrity gossip column fixture before rising to reality show stardom with “The Apprentice.”

The 78-year-old politician, who will begin his second term as President of the United States on Jan. 20, hosted and co-produced the hit NBC series from 2005 to 2017. 

However, Trump’s starring role on “The Apprentice” was far from his first venture into the entertainment industry. In 2007, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for producing the Miss Universe pageants after buying the organization in 1996. 

In addition, Trump has racked up a lengthy resume of acting credits over the years, though he typically plays himself. Aside from former Hollywood star Ronald Reagan, Trump is the only president who had acting roles before taking office.

In 1994, Trump made one of his most memorable cameo appearances in the classic Christmas comedy “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” A sequel to the hit film “Home Alone,” the movie followed ten-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macauley Culkin), who finds himself once again stranded without his family during Christmas — this time in New York City. 

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One scene featured Kevin, armed with his father’s credit card, strolling into Manhattan’s ritzy The Plaza Hotel where he rents a room. While walking through the building, Kevin runs into Trump, who owned the hotel at the time.

“Excuse me, where’s the lobby?” Kevin asked Trump.

Trump pointed his finger and told Kevin, “Down the hall and to the left.”

While “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” is often cited as Trump’s most famous cameo, the president-elect has appeared in a number of famous movies and television shows. Trump is the only president aside from 

Here’s a look at 12 of Trump’s other notable performances.

Ghosts Can’t Do It 

1989:  Actress Bo Derek and Donald Trump (playing himself) in his film debut in a scene from Epic Productions 1989 classic “Ghosts Cant Do It”. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Image)

Trump made his acting debut in the 1989 romantic comedy fantasy film “Ghost’s Can’t Do it” which starred Bo Derek and Anthony Quinn. Several scenes featured Trump, who played himself, negotiating a business deal and flirting with Derek’s character, widowed heiress Katie Scott. 

Their scenes largely took place in boardrooms in New York City, where Katie was meeting rich colleagues of her deceased husband in order to carry out a nefarious plan. 

Upon its release, “Ghosts Can’t Do It” was critically panned and became a box office flop. Trump later won the Golden Raspberry Award (Razzie) for worst supporting actor. 

However, Derek complimented Trump’s acting skills in a 2021 interview with Yahoo! Entertainment. The “10” star said Trump did “great” in the film.

“Looking back, I knew Donald Trump,” Derek recalled when speaking to Yahoo!’s Editor Ethan Alter. “We just got a call from a mutual friend saying, ‘Donald you know is looking to be in movies. And I know you’re making a movie now. Can you—is there a cameo you could put him in?’”

Derek went on to explain that she and her team agreed to put Trump in the film because they “were going to be in New York anyway.”

“We wrote a little scene,” Derek said. “And he was in the movie.”

She noted that it took her a while to realize that the “mutual friend” she shared with Trump might have been Trump himself. 

In her own words, Derek said: “And now, looking back on it, there was that time when he was – I believe he was pretending to be his own press agent and calling newspapers and magazines to get his named dropped in the social scene.”

All My Children 

Unspecified – 1992: (L-R) Donald Trump, Susan Lucci appearing on Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Imagess All My Children. (Photo by Ann Limongello /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) (Ann Limongello /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

Trump’s first soap opera appearance came in a 1992 episode of the long-running series “All My Children.” However, Trump later admitted that he did not find the experience to be particularly memorable. 

In Gary Warner’s 1994 biography “All My Children: The Complete Family Scrapbook” via Soap Opera Digest, the politician was quoted as saying, “Candidly, this is what I remember about my appearance on ‘All My Children” My driver pulled up at ABC, I dashed out of the car, and before I knew what happened, I was in the studio, standing in front of a camera and reading a line off a cue card. I shook hands with a few people, ran out the door, jumped back in my car, and I was gone. You have to remember, I’m a busy guy!”

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 

THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL AIR, Donald Trump, Will Smith, Marla Maples, Season 4, Ep. For Sale By Owner, 1990-1996. (c) Warner Bros./ Courtesy: Everett Collection. (Everett Collection)

Trump and his then-wife and actress Marla Maples made cameo appearances as prospective buyers of the Banks’ mansion in a 1994 episode of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” the family sitcom that launched Will Smith to stardom. 

In the scene, the entire Banks family was gathered in their living room when their butler Geoffrey (Joseph Marcell) announces “Sir, it is my esteemed pleasure to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trump!”

As Trump and Maples walk in, Carlton Banks(Alfonso Ribiero) exclaims It’s The Donald! Oh my God!” before fainting from excitement. Uncle Phil (James Avery) catches Carlton and struggles to lay him on the sofa as he says, “Um, Mr. and Mrs. Trump, it’s an honor to meet you.”

Uncle Phil shares Trump’s hand and says, “Ron said he had a rich uncle but Donald Trump…” 

“I like keeping a low profile,” Trump tells him.

Hilary Banks introduces herself to Trump and says, “You know, you look much richer in person.”

Will then steps forward to shake hands with Trump and Maples, saying “Hey, listen, you are getting a great house here. And this is quite a deal you’re getting for it too.”

 Pulling Trump aside, Will says, “Let me tell you what, throw in another $50 grand, I’ll cut the grass for you every Saturday.” 

“Look folks, before we go to far, I’ve got something to tell you,” Trumps says before he is interrupted by Ashley (Tatyana M. Ali), who doesn’t want the house to be sold.

“Excuse me, but I’ve got something to tell you first. Thank you for ruining my life!” she says before storming out.

“What did you do?” Maples asks Trump, who replies, “Everybody’s always blaming me for everything.”

THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR, (from left): Donald Trump, Will Smith, For Sale By Owner, (Season 4, aired May 16, 1994), 1990-96. © NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection (Everett Collection)

Trump’s real estate agent then tells the Banks family that there had been a “little mistake.” He admitted that there had been an address mixup and the Banks’ house was not the childhood home of Trump’s nephew — which was the reason that Trump was interested in the property.

“I don’t know what to say except I’m sorry,” the real estate agent tells Phil, who says, “That makes two of us.”

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“Well, that’s business,” says Trump. “Let’s go down the street. I brought cash. It’s quicker.”

“Nice meeting you all,” Maples says, before turning to Trump. “It’s just as well. It’s too much of a fixer-upper,” she adds.

The Little Rascals 

Travis Tedford and Kevin Jamal Woods yelling in a scene from the film The Little Rascals, 1994. (Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images) (Universal Pictures/Getty Images)

The 1994 family comedy “The Little Rascals” featured Trump in a rare role in which he did not play himself. The politician portrayed Waldo Johnston II, the father of spoiled rich kid Waldo Johnston III (Blake McIver Ewing). 

Trump appeared in one scene featuring the movie’s climatic go-kart race. He was seen sitting in the stands when Waldo called him from his go-kart during the race to tell him, “Hi Dad, it’s me. You’re going to be so proud of me. I’m going to win this race!”

“Waldo, you’re the best son money can buy,” Trump replys.

Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart 

UNITED STATES – AUGUST 25:  HART TO HART – TV movie – Pilot – 8/25/79, Jonathan and Jennifer Hart (Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers) were rich, stylish and supersleuths. Jonathan, a self-made millionaire and head of the Hart Industries conglomerate, and Jennifer, an internationally known freelance journalist, roamed the world to solve crimes. In this two-hour TV movie, Jonathans friend appeared to have committed suicide.,  (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

After the mystery TV series “Hart to Hart” ended in 1984, the show’s leading actors, Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers went on to star in eight made-for-TV movies that were based on the show. Trump appeared in the fifth movie, 1995’s “Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart.” 

In the film, Jonathan Hart (Wagner), who is an orphan, discovers he might have a long-lost sister. He is then approached by a social-climbing waiter named Stuart Morris (Jason Bateman), who convinces Jonathan that his aunt Maureen Collier (Marion Ross) is his sister. 

At the end of the movie, Trump rolls up in a limousine and it is revealed that he is actually Maureen’s long-lost brother. While greeting an awestruck Maureen, Trump asks, “Are you as nervous as I am?” to which she replies, “More.” The reunited siblings ride off in the limo together along with Stuart, who is heard pitching Trump his business ideas.

The Nanny 

THE NANNY, Fran Drescher, Donald Trump, The Rosie Show, (Season 4), 1993-99, © CBS / Courtesy: Everett Collection (Everett Collection)

In a 1996 episode of the sitcom “The Nanny,” Trump appeared as himself while visiting Fran Fine, the titular nanny played by Fran Drescher. During the scene, Fran attempts to introduce her boss turned husband Max Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy) to Trump before interrupting herself and saying, “‘Oh, what am I talking about? All you handsome zillionaires know each other.” 

The scene ends with Trump walking out the door before receiving a call on a cell phone in his coat pocket. “Hello? I told you not to call me on this line again,” he says before hanging up. A phone in Trump’s other coat pocket rings and he picks up, telling the caller, “That’s better.” 

In a 2020 interview with People magazine, Drescher revealed that Fran’s line originally referred to Sheffield and Trump as millionaires.  However, Trump’s assistant sent Drescher’s now ex-husband Marc Jacobson a note, which read, “Mr. Trump is not a millionaire. He’s a billionaire, and we’d like you to change the script,'”

Believing that using the word “billionaire” would be “too on the money” for her character to say, Drescher suggested changing it to “zillionaire,” which Trump approved.

“The Associate” and “Eddie”

John Salley, Rick Fox, and Whoopi Goldberg smiling with rest of the team in a scene from the film Eddie, 1996. (Photo by Polygram Pictures/Getty Images) (Polygram Pictures/Getty Images)

Though Whoopi Goldberg has frequently voiced her strong disapproval of Trump, the president-elect made cameos in two of “The View” host’s movies in 1996.

In “The Associate,” Trump played himself while Goldberg starred as investment banker Laurel Ayres, who invents a fictional White male business partner so she is taken more seriously in the business world. 

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“Eddie” starred Goldberg as Edwina “Eddie” Franklin, a chauffeur and New York Knicks superfan. After Eddie wins a contest to be the team’s honorary coach, she becomes the Knicks’ head coach after impressing the owner with her skills.

In the movie, Trump once again played himself, giving an interview about Goldberg’s success as the head coach. He tells the interviewer, “Actually, Eddie was my idea from the beginning.”

“NightMan”

NIGHTMAN (aka NIGHT MAN), Matt McColm, (1997), 1997-99. © Alliance Atlantis Communications /  Courtesy: Everett Collection (Everett Collection)

“NightMan” was a TV series that aired for two seasons from 1997 to 1999 and starred Matt McColm as a saxophonist turned superhero. In 1997, Trump appeared in a season one episode titled “Face to Face.” In the episode, prison escapee E. Haskell Bridges (Cyril O’Reilly) develops the ability to change his face at will after undergoing plastic surgery. 

During one scene, Bridges is seen driving when he asks his girlfriend to call a bank and tell them “they’ll have a very special guest.” Bridges then holds up a copy of the businessman’s book “The Art of the Deal” and morphs into Trump. Trump as Bridges later walks into a bank where he withdraws $10,000 from the astonished bank manager.

Suddenly Susan 

SUDDENLY SUSAN — “Ill See that and Raise you Susan” Episode 22 — Aired 05/08/1997 — Pictured: (back row l-r) Mr. T as Himself, Donald Trump as Himself, Willie Brown as Mayor Willie Brown, Judd Nelson as Jack Richmond, (front row l-r) David Strickland as Todd Styles, Brooke Shields as Susan Keane, Nestor Carbonell as Luis Rivera — Photo by: Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank (Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank)

Trump appeared in a season one episode of the sitcom “Suddenly Susan,” which starred Brooke Shields as Susan Keane, a writer at the fictional San Francisco magazine “The Gate.” In the 1997 episode “I’ll See That and Raise You Susan,” Susan’s boss, Jack Richmond (Judd Nelson) bets his stakes in the magazine during a poker game with Trump, John McEnroe, Mr. T and former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. 

During the episode, Kathy Griffin’s character Vicki Groener attempts to pitch Trump to invest in a magazine titled “Skazzy” while he is dining at a restaurant. In an ironic case of life imitating art, her tactics involved unveiling a cover of “Skazzy” featuring a photo of Trump with the headline “Our Next President.”

SUDDENLY SUSAN — “Ill See that and Raise you Susan” Episode 22 — Aired 05/08/1997 — Pictured: (l-r) Kathy Griffin as Vicki Groener, Donald Trump as Himself, David Strickland as Todd Styles, Nestor Carbonell as Luis Rivera  — Photo by: Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank (Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank)

Sex and the City

NEW YORK CITY, NY – MAY 27: Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend New York Premiere of New Line Cinemas “SEX AND THE CITY” at Radio City Music Hall on May 27, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by JIMI CELESTE/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) ( JIMI CELESTE/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

Trump was name-dropped in the first episode of “Sex in the City,” when the hit HBO show premiered in 1998. After Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) meets her main love interest, the wealthy and successful Mr. Big (Chris Noth), Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) refers to him as the “next Donald Trump.”

In the show’s second season, Trump himself appeared in a scene from the 1999 episode “The Man, the Myth, the Viagra.” Samantha is seen sitting in a bar while Trump and an elderly man named Ed have lunch at a table in the background. 

“Samantha, a Cosmopolitan and Donald Trump … you just don’t get more New York than that,” Carrie says in a voiceover.

Samantha glances her shoulder at the two while Ed flashes a smile at her. Trump notices the exchange and gives Samantha an approving look before turning back to Ed.

“Listen, Ed, I’ve gotta go,” Trump says while shaking the other man’s hand. 

“But think about it. I’ll be at my office at Trump Tower,” he adds as he walks away.

Two Weeks Notice 

FRANCE – MAY 25:  55th Cannes film festival: Photo-call of “Two Weeks Notice” with Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock In Cannes, France On May 25, 2002-Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock.  (Photo by Pool BENAINOUS/DUCLOS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) (Pool BENAINOUS/DUCLOS/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Trump made an appearance as himself in the 2001 romantic comedy “Two Weeks Notice” starring Hugh Grant as billionaire CEO George Wade and Sandra Bullock as his long-suffering Chief Counsel Lucy Kelson.

In one scene, Wade encounters Trump at a party. After greeting each other, Trump asks Wade if Lucy “finally dumped” him and then threatens to steal away her replacement.

Wade expresses his doubts that Trump will succeed, noting that his new Chief Counsel June Carver (Alicia Witt) “seems quite loyal to me.”

“Let me be the judge of that,” Trump tells him.

“All right. I’m not intimidated. I’ll even lead you to her, she’s over there somewhere,” Wade replied as the two walked away. 

In an October appearance on “The Graham Norton Show,” Grant said that Trump’s cameo wasn’t particularly memorable to him.

“He played a bit part as himself in a romantic comedy I did with Sandra Bullock,” the “Love Actually” actor said. “But the fact is that I don’t really remember him very well. The night he came, I had a bet with Sandy that I could make the chairman of Warner Bros. cry by 9 p.m.”

“And I was completely focused on that. It’s quite a big bet. She didn’t believe I could do it, but I did it, he added. Grant did not share how he made the chairman cry but recalled that he was in a “flood of tears by 8:30p.m.”

“So I’m afraid Donald Trump didn’t really register,” Grant added.

Zoolander

LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 28: The movie “Zoolander”, directed by Ben Stiller. Seen here, Ben Stiller (as Derek Zoolander, shows another signature look, Le Tigre).  Theatrical release September 28, 2001. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

Trump’s wife Melania made her big-screen debut when she appeared alongside her husband in the hit 2001 comedy “Zoolander.” Ben Stiller directed the movie in which he also starred as the egotistical male model Derek Zoolander. 

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In one scene, Trump and Melania were giving interviews on the red carpet at the VH1 Fashion Awards and the future president commented on Zoolander’s contributions to the fashion and modeling world.

While speaking with a reporter from E! News, Trump said, “Without Derek Zoolander, male modeling wouldn’t be what it is today.”

During a 2020 interview on The Daily Beast‘s podcast “The New Abnormal,” Stiller, 59, explained why he decided not to cut Trump’s scene from the movie despite facing backlash from fans.

“I’ve had people reach out to me and say, you should edit Donald Trump out of ‘Zoolander,'”Stiller said. “But at the end of the day, that was a time when that exists and that happened.”

“There were so many movies [back then] that had a silly cameo from Donald Trump,” Stiller added. “He represented a certain thing.”

Days of Our Lives TV Series 

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Trump’s most recent acting role was a cameo appearance in a 2005 episode of the soap opera “Days of Our Lives. During the episode, Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) approaches Trump and asks him for a job at his company, insinuating that sexual favors would be involved.

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“That’s an interesting proposition, Mrs. Walker. I’ll get back to you,” Trump tells her. 

“Really?” she asks to which he replied, “Yeah, really.”

“Really?” Nicole asked again.

“No,” Trump said as he walked away.

Trump was on the set of “Days of Our Lives” when he recorded his now infamous tapes with former “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush, during which the real estate developer made crude comments about women. He also referred to Zucker, saying, “I’ve gotta use some tic tacs, just in case I start kissing her.”

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The tapes created a major scandal when they were leaked a month before the 2016 presidential election.  At the time, Trump issued a statement in which he dismissed the conversation as “locker room banter.” Trump went on to win the election, triumphing over Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton.

In a June appearance on Rachel Uchitel’s “Miss Understood” podcast, Zucker explained that she wasn’t personally offended by Trump’s remarks.

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“He made a comment, I guess, about my legs and so did Billy Bush,” the six-time Emmy Award winner said, via Deadline. “Everybody has spoken poorly about somebody in their lifetime. I don’t care who you are, everybody has, it’s just people get caught on camera doing it.”

She continued,” Unfortunately, that happens all the time. And if you’ve ever gone to a fraternity party, these things happen. So [when she later read the taped comments] I’m going, ‘sounds like something my fraternity guys I know would say.’ But I just didn’t see it in the way that people were seeing it.”

President-elect Donald Trump unleashed a slew of nominations on Sunday night, naming several new people to serve in his forthcoming administration.

In several Truth Social posts on Sunday, Trump introduced various experts to work in the White House on issues ranging from defense to technology to budgeting. The Republican leader began by naming Stephen Alexander Vaden as his nominee for deputy secretary of the Department of Agriculture.

“In my First Term, Stephen was the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, and a Member of the Board of the Commodity Credit Corporation, where he won two cases before the United States Supreme Court, relocated and reorganized the Agencies that comprise the Department to better serve Rural America, and engaged in substantial regulatory reform,” Trump wrote in a post. 

“Stephen joined the USDA on Day One of my First Term, and left in December 2020 after I nominated him, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him, to continue to serve the American People as an Article III Judge on the Court of International Trade,” he added. “Judge Stephen Vaden resides in Union City, Tennessee, where he helps manage his family farm. Congratulations Stephen!”

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Trump followed up his first post by naming a “slate of America First Patriots” to work with Pete Hegseth, his nominee for secretary of defense and a former “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host. Trump nominated Stephen Feinberg as the next deputy secretary of defense, and said Feinberg would “Help Make the Pentagon Great Again.”

“An extremely successful businessman, Stephen is a Princeton graduate, who founded his company, Cerberus, in 1992,” Trump wrote. “In addition to his leadership at Cerberus, from 2018 to January 2021, Stephen served as Chairman of my Intelligence Advisory Board.”

The president-elect went on to name Elbridge “Bridge” Colby as his pick for under secretary of defense for policy.

“A highly respected advocate for our America First foreign and defense policy, Bridge will work closely with my outstanding Secretary of Defense Nominee, Pete Hegseth, to restore our Military power, and achieve my policy of PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH,” Trump said, noting that Colby graduated from Harvard University and Yale Law School. 

“Bridge served with distinction in the Pentagon in my First Term, leading the effort on my landmark 2018 Defense strategy…and will make an excellent addition to my team, who will, Make America Great Again!”

Trump then named Michael Duffey and Emil Michael as his picks for under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, and undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, respectively.

“Mike will drive change at the Pentagon and, as a staunch proponent of an America First approach to our National Defense, will work to revitalize our Defense Industrial Base, and rebuild our Military,” Trump said of Duffey.

Trump added that Emil Michael would “ensure that our Military has the most technologically sophisticated weapons in the World, while saving A LOT of money for our Taxpayers.”

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President-elect Donald Trump revealed several picks for his second administration on Sunday. (Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)

“Emil is a graduate of Harvard University, and has a Law degree from Stanford,” Trump wrote. “He is a one of the most respected leaders in the Tech business, and will be a champion for the Troops, and our Great Country.”

For his next defense-related picks, Trump announced Keith Bass as his nominee for assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, and that Joe Kasper would serve as chief of staff for the secretary of defense. Kasper worked in the first Trump administration in support roles, in addition to Capitol Hill. 

Bass, a retired Navy commander, would be “leading the charge to ensure our Troops are healthy, and receiving the best Medical Care possible,” Trump said. 

Next, Trump announced Scott Kupor as his pick for the director of the Office of Personnel Management. Trump noted that Kupor was the first employee at Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm where he is now a managing partner.

“Scott will bring much needed reform to our federal workforce. Scott graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University, with a bachelor’s degree in Public Policy,” Trump wrote. “He also holds a Law degree, with distinction, from Stanford University. Congratulations Scott!”

In his final bundle of nominations, the Republican president-elect announced his picks for tech-related roles. Trump began by naming Michael J.K. Kratsios as his new director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Kratsios, who will also serve as an assistant to the president for science and technology, holds a degree from Princeton University. Trump noted that he previously served as an under secretary of defense for research & engineering at the Pentagon, among other roles.

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Former President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, on Friday, Aug. 9. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

Trump added that Dr. Lynne Parker will serve as executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and counselor to the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

“Dr. Parker previously served as Deputy U.S. CTO, and Founding Director of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office,” Trump said. “She received her PhD in Computer Science from MIT.”

Trump’s last two picks were Bo Hines and Sriram Krishnan. Hines will be the executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, which Trump described as a “a new advisory group composed of luminaries from the Crypto industry.”

“In his new role, Bo will work with David to foster innovation and growth in the digital assets space, while ensuring industry leaders have the resources they need to succeed,” Trump wrote, adding that Krishnan will serve as senior policy advisor for artificial intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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President-elect Donald Trump listens during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

“Working closely with David Sacks, Sriram will focus on ensuring continued American leadership in A.I., and help shape and coordinate A.I. policy across Government, including working with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology,” Trump wrote. “Sriram started his career at Microsoft as a founding member of Windows Azure.”

Louisiana’s prison system routinely holds inmates for weeks or months after they were supposed to be released from custody following the completion of their sentences, the U.S. Justice Department said in a lawsuit filed Friday.

The lawsuit against the state comes after a multi-year investigation into a pattern of “systemic overdetention” that violates inmates’ rights and costs taxpayers millions of dollars per year.

Since at least 2012, more than a quarter of the inmates scheduled to be released from Louisiana prisons have been held past their release dates, according to the DOJ.

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The Justice Department warned Louisiana officials last year that it may file a lawsuit against the state if it failed to fix the problems. Lawyers for the department argue that the state made “marginal efforts” to address the issues, noting that such attempts at a fix were “inadequate” and showed a “deliberate indifference” to the constitutional rights of inmates.

“[T]he right to individual liberty includes the right to be released from incarceration on time after the term set by the court has ended,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said in a statement.

“To incarcerate people indefinitely … not only intrudes on individual liberty, but also erodes public confidence in the fair and just application of our laws,” the statement added.

More than a quarter of the inmates scheduled to be released from Louisiana prisons since at least 2012 have been held past their release dates, the Department of Justice said. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and state Attorney General Liz Murrill, both Republicans, attributed the problem to the “failed criminal justice reforms” pushed by “the past administration.”

“This past year, we have taken significant action to keep Louisianans safe and ensure those who commit the crime, also do the time,” Landry and Murrill said in a joint statement to The Associated Press. “The State of Louisiana is committed to preserving the constitutional rights of Louisiana citizens.”

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry speaks at CPAC Texas 2022 conference at Hilton Anatole. (Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The two state officials also purported that the lawsuit is a last-ditch effort by President Biden, who leaves office next month, arguing that President-elect Trump’s incoming administration would not have pursued the case.

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Advocates have repeatedly challenged the conditions in Louisiana’s prison system, which includes Angola, the largest maximum-security prison in the nation, where inmates pick vegetables by hand on an 18,000-acre lot. The site was once the Angola Plantations, a slave plantation owned by Isaac Franklin and named after Angola, the country of origin for many of the enslaved people who worked there.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The Dallas Cowboys threw a wrench into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC South division title hopes on Sunday thanks to clutch plays from the defense when it mattered the most.

Crucial Buccaneers drives were stopped dead in its tracks. In the fourth quarter, Baker Mayfield was intercepted in the end zone by Jourdan Lewis. Then, as the Buccaneers tried to final some last-minute gusto, saw running back Rachaad White get stripped by DaRon Bland.

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The two fourth quarter turnovers helped Dallas solidify a 26-24 win.

Cooper Rush was 26-of-35 with 292 passing yards and a touchdown pass to Jalen Tolbert. CeeDee Lamb had seven catches for 105 yards. But the story of the game was the defense.

Mayfield was sacked four times to go along with the interception and White’s fumble. He had 304 passing yards and two touchdown passes but struggled to find a consistent rhythm.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan (15) celebrates after catching a touchdown pass as Payne Durham (87) looks on in the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.  (AP Photo/Jerome Miron)

Chauncey Golston, Micah Parsons, Donovan Wilson and Linval Joseph each had a sack.

The Cowboys were only held to three points in the second half but did enough to crush Tampa Bay’s hopes when it mattered the most.

Dallas was eliminated from playoff contention before the game started but they were determined enough to make it more difficult for Tampa Bay to win the NFC South.

The Buccaneers fell to 8-7 and are behind the Falcons despite having the same record. Atlanta defeated Tampa Bay twice this season.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy watches play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first half of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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With two games left in the regular season, the Buccaneers have the Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints left on the schedule.

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In January, Nick Saban sent shock waves through the college football landscape when he announced he would step away from the sidelines. Shortly after the legendary coach retired, Saban officially joined ESPN. 

While Saban works primarily as an analyst for the network’s long-running and popular pregame program, “College GameDay,” he also contributes to NFL Draft coverage and makes appearances on other ESPN shows and platforms. The last segment of an episode of “College GameDay” typically features a celebrity guest who offers their picks for some of the upcoming games.

On Friday, comedian Shane Gillis was tapped as the guest picker. But at one point during his appearance, one of the funnyman’s jokes seemed to irritate Saban.

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During a discussion about the state of college football, Gillis cited the relatively new “parity” that exists in the sport. But during his remarks, Gillis also seemed to assert that either Saban or perhaps the Alabama football program as a whole orchestrated or turned a blind eye if players received improper payments.

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“This feels different, it feels like we can win it,” Gillis said. “There’s a parity, now that everybody can pay their players, Notre Dame has a shot. It’s not just the SEC, it’s not Coach Saban.” The seven-time national championship winning coach was not present when Gillis made the comments.

Comedian Shane Gillis is shown before the Indiana-Notre Dame game on Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

However, fellow ESPN college football analyst Pat McAfee eventually reminded Gillis about what he said.

“You called him a cheater earlier,” McAfee noted.

While Gillis said he made the comments in jest, Saban appeared to take offense to the suggestion that players were inappropriately compensated under his watch. 

“I was just joking around,” Gillis said. “I don’t think the SEC paid players. Ever. I’m joking. Is this not a fun show?”

Nick Saban speaks during ESPN’s “College GameDay,” Dec. 20, 2024, in South Bend, Ind. (MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Gillis eventually turned his attention to Saban’s attire, particularly the retired coach’s hat.

“Ol’ Alabama Jones is being serious,” Gillis joked in an apparent reference to the hat that has become synonymous with the fictional character Indiana Jones.

Saban then offered a straightforward response to Gillis’ joke concerning how he ran the Alabama program during his 17-year run.

“I do believe in integrity. I always tried to run the program that way so players had a better chance to be successful in life,” Saban said. “We make more money in the NFL than any other school, 61 players in the league. That was how we cheated. We developed players.”

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Saban won six national titles during his storied tenure in Tuscaloosa. Before taking the head coaching job at Alabama, Saban led the LSU Tigers to the BCS National Championship Game after the 2003 regular season.

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