Women accused of shoplifting in blue state shocked to learn punishment has changed
Police in California released a video of a trio of alleged shoplifters who were shocked to find out that the penalty for their crime had recently changed.
In the viral surveillance video shared by the Seal Beach Police Department on Sunday, three women can be seen walking into an Ulta Beauty store, browsing the shelves, then casually exiting the business with what police said was nearly $650 worth of stolen merchandise.
“… a friendly reminder that Proposition 36, which increases punishments for some retail theft and drug possession offenses, went into effect Wednesday morning in California,” the Seal Beach Police Department wrote in the caption of the video on their Instagram account.
The video shows the women entering a Kohls store and allegedly stealing more merchandise, totaling nearly $1,000 in stolen goods.
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Bodycam video then shows police officers chasing after the women and ultimately arresting them.
“It’s a felony?” one of the women asks the other in the back of the patrol car.
“B—h new laws,” the woman responds. “Stealing is a felony and this Orange County b—h. They don’t play.”
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The women were later identified by police as Destiny Bender, 24, and Deanna Hines, 24, both from Long Beach, and Michelle Pitts, 26, of Signal Hill.
All three individuals were booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of Grand Theft, Conspiracy to Commit a Crime and Resisting Arrest.
Police shared a friendly reminder along with the video.
“It undoes some of the changes voters made with a 2014 ballot measure that turned certain nonviolent felonies into misdemeanors, effectively shortening prison sentences and leading to a spike in retail theft and crime,” police said. “Here in Seal Beach we never believed in the cite and release program, but this new proposition only strengthens our commitment to combatting Organized Retail Theft. Remember folks, don’t steal in Seal.”
Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47 by increasing penalties for some crimes. It was overwhelmingly passed in California, reversing some billionaire George Soros-backed soft-on-crime policies.
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When Proposition 47 passed in 2014, it downgraded most thefts from felonies to misdemeanors if the amount stolen was under $950, “unless the defendant had prior convictions of murder, rape, certain sex offenses, or certain gun crimes.”
Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, backed by Soros, helped author Proposition 47, and lost his seat to challenger Nathan Hochman in November.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom remained adamantly opposed to the effort to undo portions of Proposition 47, saying it “takes us back to the 1980s, mass incarceration.”
Lawmakers urge Trump to help Speaker Johnson or risk delay in certifying election results
Allies of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., are urging President-elect Trump to publicly reaffirm support for the House GOP leader to avoid a messy, protracted battle that could delay the certification of his own victory.
“If we have some kind of protracted fight where we can’t elect a speaker — the speaker’s not elected; we’re not sworn in. And if we’re not sworn in, we can’t certify the election,” Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital.
“I would hope that President Trump would chime in and talk to those who are maybe a little hesitant, and say, ‘We’ve got to get going. We don’t have time.’”
Meanwhile, Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital “it would be immensely helpful” if Trump chimed in.
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“Any time would be great, but right after Christmas if President Trump said, ‘You know, listen’ — it would even be really cool if somehow Mike Johnson ended up at Mar-a-Lago for Christmas… wherever the president is,” Fallon said. “I think it would be incredibly powerful.”
House lawmakers are returning to Washington, D.C., for a chamber-wide vote to elect the speaker on Friday, Jan. 3. Just days later, on Monday, Jan. 6, the House will meet to certify the results of the 2024 election.
Johnson is facing a potentially bruising battle to win the speaker’s gavel for a full Congressional term, with several House Republicans vocally critical of the Louisiana Republican and his handling of government funding.
His predecessor went through 14 public defeats in his quest to win the gavel, finally securing it after days of negotiations with holdouts on the 15th House-wide vote.
When he was ousted, Johnson won after a three-week inter-GOP battle that saw Congress paralyzed for its duration.
But some House Republicans are now warning that they can afford few delays in what Trump himself said he hopes will be a very active first 100 days of his second term.
“To ensure President Trump can take office and hit the ground running on Jan. 20, we must be able to certify the 2024 election on Jan. 6. However, without a speaker, we cannot complete this process,” Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital.
Tenney warned it could delay “the launch of his agenda.”
Congress narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown hours after the Dec. 20 federal funding deadline, passing a bill to extend that deadline to March 14 while also extending several other key programs and replenishing the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund.
It angered GOP hardliners who opposed the addition of unrelated policy riders to what they believed would be a more straightforward government funding extension.
Johnson also tried and failed to heed Trump’s demand to pair action on the debt limit — which was suspended until January 2025 — with his government funding bill, after 38 House Republicans and all but two Democrats voted against it.
Fallon told Fox News Digital that it did not necessarily mean they would defy Trump if he backed Johnson again ahead of Jan. 3.
“”Some of the people in the 38 — that was more of a principle thing…they really want to attack the debt,” Fallon said. “They felt like just letting the debt ceiling lapse for two years…they like to use that as a negotiating tool to say, ‘Let’s reduce the debt to GDP ratio.'”
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But one of Johnson’s biggest critics, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has already told reporters he is not voting for Johnson next year.
Two more, House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., and Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas, suggested they were no longer committed to backing Johnson over the weekend.
Meanwhile, there have been media reports that Trump is unhappy with how Johnson handled government funding and that his demand for the debt limit was not heeded.
Trump himself has not mentioned Johnson publicly since the Friday vote. But top Trump allies, like Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, have come to Johnson’s defense.
“He’s undoubtedly the most conservative Speaker of the House we’ve had in our lifetime,” Cruz said on his podcast “The Verdict.” “If Mike Johnson is toppled as Speaker of the House, we will end up with a speaker of the House who is much, much more liberal than Mike Johnson.”
Others have also signaled that Trump’s influence will weigh heavily on what ultimately happens.
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One House Republican granted anonymity to speak freely told Fox News Digital early last week that they considered opposing Johnson but said Trump would be the final deciding factor.
“I think, ultimately, it’s going to be decided who President Trump likes, because I believe that will weigh in heavily on the decision-making of that, because, currently, President Trump works very well with Mike Johnson. They have a great relationship,” Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
When asked if he would support Johnson if Trump did, despite opposing his government funding plans, Burchett said “Possibly.”
Johnson will head into the Jan. 3 speaker vote with just a slim GOP margin of three votes — and is virtually unlikely to get Democratic support.
Disney backing away from culture wars and political fights after years of backlash
Disney appears to be backing out of the culture and political wars after years of backlash.
The billion-dollar company has recently been taking an active role in moving away from hot-button political issues in a way that seems to be signaling a change in priority. For example, the company confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday that it would be removing a transgender storyline from the upcoming animated Pixar series “Win or Lose.”
“When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” a spokesman said.
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This contrasted what had been seen as a focus on diversity and inclusion in its films over the past few years, which some have credited with its string of box office flops and disappointments in 2023. As it has begun seeing more success with non-political films such as “Deadpool & Wolverine” and the recent “Moana 2,” experts believe this could be a shift back to entertainment.
“Disney provides a product: entertainment,” Charles Elson, a former director at the Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, told the Los Angeles Times. “It shouldn’t be about politics.”
Beyond entertainment, Disney has been cited as a factor behind ABC News’ recent settlement with President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month. Trump sued the news company, owned by Disney, for defamation after host George Stephanopoulos repeatedly claimed on-air that he was found “liable for rape” when he was in fact held liable for “sexual abuse,” which has a different definition under New York law.
Rather than continue with a costly trial, ABC News and Trump came to an agreement with ABC News paying $15 million to a Trump presidential foundation and museum as well as $1 million in legal fees. This move faced backlash from more liberal commentators who believed the company was caving to Trump.
“When you get into politics, you are making a statement,” Elson said. “And when you get out, that also becomes a statement.”
“You don’t want to get in a fight with the head of a government that regulates you,” he added. “Politics is bad for business.”
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The sentiment was shared by CEO Bob Iger in an interview with CNBC earlier this year.
“I think the noise is sort of quieted down. I’ve been preaching this for a long time at the company before I left and since I came back then our number one goal is to entertain,” Iger said. “The bottom line is that infusing messaging as a sort of a number one priority in our films and TV shows is not what we’re up to. They need to be entertaining, and where the Disney company can have a positive impact on the world, whether it’s, you know, fostering acceptance and understanding of people of all different types, great.”
“But generally speaking, we need to be an entertainment-first company,” he added.
Fox News Digital reached out to Disney for a comment.
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Tiger Woods shares warm moment with ex-wife after son’s major tournament achievement
Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, created some excitement at the PNC Championship on Sunday when the young golfer made a hole in one during the tournament.
The Woods tandem finished in second place in the event, losing in a playoff to Bernhard and Jason Langer. It was the second straight year the Langers won the tournament.
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Tiger Woods was then seen in a warm embrace with his ex-wife Elin Nordegren, who is the mother of Charlie. Sam Woods, their daughter, served as the caddie for them during the event.
Woods and Nordegren haven’t exactly been close since their high-profile divorce nearly 15 years ago. The two were seen together earlier this year to celebrate Charlie after his high school won the Class 1A state golf championship in Florida.
Woods and Nordegren were a part of a high-profile split in 2010 when Woods revealed his infidelity following a single-vehicle crash near their Florida home. They have two children together, and the source told People their tensions have cooled in recent years for the sake of their children.
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“She would never go back with him but likes that he is a good father. She has seen that over the years, which worked them into a good relationship. They co-parent pretty well,” the source told the magazine back in March.
“Of course, she needs to be very confident that the children are safe and happy around anyone that Tiger is with, especially if the romance becomes serious,” the source added. “To that degree, she is very interested. But not on much else.”
Nordegren has been dating retired tight end Jordan Cameron for the last few years.
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Woods broke up with Erica Herman, who then filed a lawsuit against him. She dropped the lawsuit in November 2023.
A Peruvian police officer dressed as the Grinch, the cantankerous and green-furred villain, busted suspected drug traffickers in the South American country’s capital days before Christmas.
The operation in San Bartolo in Lima resulted in the arrest of three suspects, according to a video posted online by the Peruvian National Police.
“In an ingenious operation, agents of the Green Squad arrested the aliases La Reina del Sur, La Coneja and Pote, alleged members of the La Mafia de San Bartolo gang, dedicated to drug dealing,” a police post on X states. “Various narcotics were seized.”
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Using what appeared to be a sledgehammer, the officer walked down the street dressed as the infamous Christmas villain with a small heart before breaking down the front door of a home and entering, according to the video footage.
The suspects were arrested, and the “Grinch” is seen rummaging through various items in the home before finding what authorities said were illegal drugs and other items related to drug trafficking.
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Peru is the second-largest producer of cocaine and cultivator of coca in the world, according to the State Department.
“The majority of cocaine produced in Peru is transported to South American countries for domestic consumption, or for onward shipment to Europe, the United States, East Asia, and Mexico,” the State Department website said.
Peru’s national police force has carried out similar operations in the past.
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On Halloween 2023, officers disguised as horror favorites Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees and Tiffany Valentine, the murderous doll in the “Child’s Play” series, also broke into the home of alleged drug dealers.
Watchdog sends clear message to ‘sanctuary’ officials before mass deportation operation
FIRST ON FOX: A conservative legal group is putting “sanctuary” jurisdictions across the U.S. on notice ahead of an expected mass deportation by the incoming Trump administration.
America First Legal says it has notified nearly 250 officials in jurisdictions which limit or forbid local law enforcement cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that there could be legal consequences for interfering with the feds or for concealing illegal immigrants.
President-elect Trump has promised to launch a “historic” deportation campaign when in office, and his transition team has already been making concrete steps toward that goal. America First Legal’s president is Stephen Miller, who will serve as deputy chief of staff for policy in the Trump White House.
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But a number of Democratic officials in states including in Arizona, Colorado, California and Massachusetts have said they will not cooperate with the operation. Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has hinted there could be legal consequences for those who get in the way of the operation.
Proponents of sanctuary policies argue that local jurisdictions cannot be compelled to assist the government, and that barring ICE cooperation encourages otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants to work with police and report crimes, making the area safer. Opponents say that policies result in the release of otherwise-deportable criminals back onto the streets.
AFL’s notice letter to the 249 officials says that the federal government has ultimate authority over immigration, and points to clauses in federal law that prohibit state and local governments from restricting communications with DHS about immigration status, and that make concealing, harboring or shielding an illegal immigrant a federal crime.
The group argues that sanctuary policies can therefore lead to criminal liability, and that victims of illegal immigrant crime may be able to sue for damages.
“We have identified your jurisdiction as a sanctuary jurisdiction that is violating federal law. Such lawlessness subjects you and your subordinates to significant risk of criminal and civil liability. Accordingly, we are sending this letter to put you on notice of this risk and insist that you comply with our nation’s laws,” the letter says.
The group is also launching a new website that gives users a map of “sanctuary strongholds,” identifying jurisdictions with sanctuary policies and giving contact information for elected officials.
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The group also announced that it has also filed a petition with the DOJ’s Office of Violence Against Women to seek data on citizenship status and nationality information against those charged with a slew of crimes against women and children, including domestic violence, murder and child maltreatment. In addition, it is filing requests to officials, including mayors and governors, across the U.S. for information on organizations it believes are undermining federal immigration enforcement.
In a statement, America First Legal’s Senior Vice President Reed D. Rubenstein pointed to the recent arrest of an illegal immigrant in New York City in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire and burned to death as “another reminder that open borders and sanctuary jurisdictions are sheer insanity.”
“The left-wing politicians who create and run them, and those who support them, put our citizens at risk, undermine our Constitution, and dangerously erode the rule of law. America First Legal will continue working tirelessly to protect our immigration laws and support the brave men and women who enforce them. Today’s actions are but a first step in our fight against sanctuary lawlessness,” Rubenstein said.
The new announcements shine a spotlight on what could be a fierce fight between the Trump administration, and its allies, and Democrats and left-wing activists over the deportation push and the extent to which it can be resisted at state and local level.
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Some have doubled down on their opposition, with the Boston City Council recently voting to limit ICE cooperation and to ban police from keeping migrants in custody for possible deportation unless there is a criminal warrant.
The resolution adopted by the council states that “proposals for mass deportations represent a direct attack on Boston’s immigrant families, and threaten to tear communities apart.”
Some Democratic officials, however, have indicated their willingness to work with the incoming administration. Homan met with New York City Mayor Eric Adams last week to discuss areas of potential cooperation, including the deportation of violent illegal immigrant criminals. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker also said he wanted to see “violent criminals who are undocumented and convicted of violent crime” deported, and said he would welcome a meeting with Homan.
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Fox News reported this month on new data provided to Congress that showed there are 1.4 million noncitizens who have deportation orders but are not currently in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention.
Trump’s famous Christmas cameo is far from his only acting credit: See the full list
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 begins 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 follows 10-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay 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 asks Trump.
Trump points his finger and tells 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.
Here’s a look at Trump’s other notable performances.
‘Ghosts Can’t Do It’
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.
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. “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.”
‘All My Children’
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’
Trump and 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 gathers 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 Ribeiro) 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 shakes 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 too far, I’ve got something to tell you,” Trump 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.”
Trump’s real estate agent then tells the Banks family that there has been a “little mistake.” He admits there was an address mix-up 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’
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 replies.
‘Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart’
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’
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 cellphone 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 it 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 that 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’
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” 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 1 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 that “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’
Trump appeared in a season 1 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.”
‘Sex and the City’
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 voice-over.
Samantha glances over 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 got to 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’
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 replies as the two walk away.
In an October appearance on “The Graham Norton Show,” Grant said 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 8:30 p.m.”
“So I’m afraid Donald Trump didn’t really register,” Grant added.
‘Zoolander’
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 are giving interviews on the red carpet at the VH1 Fashion Awards and the future president comments on Zoolander’s contributions to the fashion and modeling world.
While speaking with a reporter from E! News, Trump says, “Without Derek Zoolander, male modeling wouldn’t be what it is today.”
‘Days of Our Lives’ TV series
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 replies, “Yeah, really.”
“Really?” Nicole asks again.
“No,” Trump says as he walks away.
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Star QB was in ‘weapon mindset’ when he went Christmas shopping for team
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow gifted his offensive lineman with samurai swords for Christmas as they have helped protect him better than most seasons since he’s been the starter.
Burrow let each of the linemen pick out a sword. ESPN noted that some of the swords date back to the 1500s. Following his three-touchdown performance against the Cleveland Browns, Burrow explained why he opted for samurai swords over cars, watches or something else.
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“Well, they wanted guns,” he said. “And I was like, ‘I don’t know about guns, guys.’ So I was in the weapon mindset, and I was like, ‘What’s a cool weapon?’ Samurai swords, I think, are pretty dang cool.”
Bengals offensive lineman Alex Cappa told ESPN last week that the gift was one of the best he’s ever received.
“My favorite gift I’ve ever gotten by far because it’s so different,” he said.
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Burrow is having one of the best seasons of his career. It starts with the offensive line as he’s only been sacked 37 times through 15 games. In 2022, the last time he played at least 15 games, he was sacked 41 times. He led the league in sacks in 2021 (51). The Bengals lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl that year.
The former LSU standout leads the NFL with 39 touchdown passes and 4,229 passing yards.
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Cincinnati is 7-8 this season and have games against the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers left on the schedule. If the Bengals win out, they may be in line to sneak into the playoffs.