The Detroit Lions fan who was involved in the altercation with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf, Ryan Kennedy, held a press conference on Friday and said he did not use any racial slurs toward Metcalf. 

Kennedy said he did not use any racial slurs or hate speech on Sunday, and that he has never done so in his 15 years as a season ticket holder. 

"It is really hard to get me upset, but there’s two things — animal abuse, racism – like I get hot, right away. Like I can feel my face gets all warm, so I guess I want to be crystal clear about one thing: I didn’t use any racial slurs, no hate speech, none of that stuff at the game. Actually, never, a 15-year season-ticket holder for the Lions, I’ve never done that, at all." Kennedy said at his press conference. 

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Kennedy said that his family had received threats and asked for Metcalf to state that he did not use any racial slurs toward the Steelers star. Kennedy referred to Metcalf as DeKaylin, his real name, instead of his widely used nickname, DK, at the press conference. 

"DeKaylin, if you’re watching this man, just, if you could just say that, please. My family is getting threats and stuff, it’s not cool. So whether you said that or not, I’m sure you didn’t want that to happen to the family, even if you did, like I forgive you man. That’s all I got, go Lions," Kennedy said. 

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Metcalf has not publicly spoken about the altercation. He was suspended for two games by the NFL for throwing a punch at Kennedy. Multiple reports indicated that racial slurs were hurled at him, which sparked the indication.

Metcalf was shown by the CBS broadcast grabbing a fan by the shirt and taking a swing at him. 

Kennedy told the Detroit Free Press that he was heckling Metcalf by calling him by his full name.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is lamenting the historic numbers of Latinos joining the Border Patrol. 

In an interview Friday with Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room," Blitzer asked Bass, "But first, let me get your reaction to that report from David Culver we just heard. What did you think?"

"Well, in a way, I think it’s sad," Bass responded. "I think that those Border Patrol agents are going to have a difficult time when they’re out in the field and they see what actually happens in real life separate from their training. But I do understand that their primary incentive is financial. I think it just speaks to the financial situation that millions of Americans find themselves in. And I definitely am concerned about that report."

Earlier on the show, Culver did a special report on "The Situation Room" talking to new Border Patrol recruits. 

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At one point, Culver asked Border Patrol recruit Juan Peralta, "How do you feel about arresting your own kind? And how do you answer that when you hear that?" 

Peralta responded, "They didn‘t come in the right way. So, they aren‘t my kind."

According to CBP, applications are up 70% from one year ago and over half of the agents serving on the southern border are Hispanic.

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In October, the Trump administration announced it had closed out fiscal year 2025 with the lowest U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reporting 237,565 southwest border apprehensions in fiscal year 2025 compared to 201,780 in fiscal year 1970.