FLASHBACK: While defending then-Sen. Kamala Harris against criticism from then-President Donald Trump, Sen. Sherrod Brown told CNN that Trump voters are "supporting a racist for president."

"Well I think it works," Brown told CNN’s Anderson Cooper when asked about Trump calling Harris "horrible" and "nasty."

"It's the reason that the 35 percent of Americans that support President Trump love President Trump, because he plays to the anger and fear and resentment and often to racism of not all but some of his supporters," Brown continued. "But keep in mind, his supporters are, whether they're - while I've not called all of them racist, I understand that they are supporting a racist for President, but it works for them. It just drives more and more of the public away from him. And that's why so much of the public has just had it with Trump, including some that voted for him." 

Brown’s 2020 comment followed a comment in 2019 on NBC’s "Meet the Press," where he also called Trump racist.

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"We have a president who’s a racist," Brown said. "He built his political career knowing what he was doing, questioning the legitimacy and the birthplace of the president of the United States. I know early there have been all kinds of news reports about what he did early in his career with housing."

In a statement to Fox News Digital, National Republican Senatorial Committee Spokesperson Philip Letsou said, "It’s no secret that Sherrod Brown hates Donald Trump and his supporters, it’s why he regularly insults Trump voters and voted to impeach Trump twice."

"But now that he needs their votes, Brown is trying to cover up his anti-Trump radicalism with misleading ads. Everyone can see through Shameless Sherrod’s desperate ploy."

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Brown, who is involved in one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country against GOP challenger Bernie Moreno in a state that Trump won by 8 points in 2020, also introduced a resolution tying the immigration system in the United States to "structural racism."

"Whereas examples of structural racism include…that members of the Black, Native American, Alaska Native, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Hispanic or Latino communities are disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice and immigration enforcement systems and face a higher risk of contracting COVID–19 within prison populations and detention centers due to the over-incarceration of members of those communities," Brown wrote in the resolution earlier this year.

Fox News Digital asked the Brown campaign whether the Ohio senator stands by his 2020 comment on Trump's alleged racism.

"Sherrod fights for all Ohioans – whether you’re a steelworker in Cleveland or a teacher in Cincinnati or a veteran in Chillicothe," a Brown campaign spokesperson told Fox News Digital. 

"While Sherrod always does the right thing for Ohioans, Bernie Moreno only looks out for himself and stole his workers’ overtime pay, shredded key evidence a judge ordered him to keep, and sold the Chinese-made Buick Envision, which hurt Ohio autoworkers."

The race between Moreno and Brown is expected to be a close one as Republicans view it as one of their strongest opportunities to take back control of the Senate in November.

The Cook Political report ranks the race as a "toss up."

Dallas Cowboys defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence said he wasted money at a disastrous pace early in his NFL career. 

Lawrence opened up about his past financial struggles during an appearance on the "Level Up Lifestyle" podcast this week, vividly remembering the moment he realized he was broke. 

"The end of my third year, I go completely broke. I get that phone call from my accountant, and he’s like ‘Hey man, you don’t have no more money in your account.’ I’m like ‘What do you mean no more, you mean like zero dollars? What are you saying?’ And he’s like ‘I mean like negative $100,’" Lawrence said. 

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The Cowboys drafted Lawrence in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Boise State. His rookie contract was for a total of $5.5 million and included a $2.3 million signing bonus and base salaries of $420,000, $670,000 and $703,000 across those first three seasons.

Lawrence was also caught using amphetamines in his third season in 2016. He was suspended for four games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy. 

After the end of his third year, Lawrence said his father called him after that asking for some help with some assistance, but the NFL star was unable to offer his help after running out of money. 

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"My dad calls me, he's like, ‘Son, I need you to help me out, I need something,’ and I'm like, ‘Dad, man,’ I ain't even let him finish, I'm like ‘Dad, I’m completely broke.' He's like ‘what do you mean? You're in the NFL, what are you talking about?' and I'm like 'Dad, man, my accountant just told me I have zero dollars.’ He was like, ‘Huh? What’s going on? … Are you stupid?’" 

Lawrence said the moment he heard his father say that to him, he realized he needed to make a change. 

He went into the 2017 offseason with one year left on his contract and a chance at making back all the money he lost since coming into the NFL.

Lawrence came through for himself and his family that year. He made $1.17 million his fourth year, a breakout campaign where he notched 14.5 sacks, made the Pro Bowl and ended up fourth in Defensive Player of the Year voting.

After that, the Cowboys placed the franchise tag on him for $17 million in 2018. Then in 2019, the team signed Lawrence to a five-year, $105 million contract with $65 million guaranteed. He then agreed to a restructured three-year, $40 million deal in March 2022 and is set to make $20.4 million this season.

Lawrence's current net worth is $20 million, per Forbes, and he has tallied a total of $117,349,519 in total career earnings.

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