Actor Robert De Niro claimed Donald Trump had to be stopped now as he gave a speech about the president at a protest.
Robert De Niro has long been vocal about his opposition to Donald Trump, frequently appearing at demonstrations and public events where he criticizes the president.
Over the weekend, the actor spoke at the ‘No Kings’ protest in New York. Event organizers said the rally focused on issues including the conduct of ICE agents, the conflict in Iran, and what they described as Trump’s alleged “desire to rule over as a tyrant.”
De Niro said: “When the crowds are chanting ‘no Kings’ what I am really hearing, as we all know, is ‘no Trump’.
“There have been other presidents that have tested the constitutional limits of their power but none have been such an existential threat to our freedoms and security, none except Trump.
“He must be stopped and he must be stopped now.”
As his remarks continued, De Niro argued that Trump’s actions have been enabled by supportive figures in government.
He added: “He can’t do all the f***** things that he has been doing with out the collusion of Congress and the goons in his administration.
“They are bound to him by fear of losing their own jobs, their own power. It is diabolical, how can this be happening.”
The actor has issued similar warnings in the past. Earlier this year, he became emotional while discussing Trump’s impact on the country during an interview.
Speaking on the Best People with Nicole Wallce podcast, he said: “The story is our country, and Trump is destroying it, and who knows what his reasons are, but it’s sick, it’s f***** up
“Let’s not kid ourselves. It’s that simple. Everybody has to stick together to get them out and get back on track.
“That’s the only way. There’s no magic. There’s no nothing – people are not going to go away, even if Trump dies for some reason by having an illness or something.
“Parts of that movement are still there, and that’s the scary part. It has to be neutralized by the people.”
Trump has previously responded sharply to De Niro and other critics, and he again addressed the actor’s comments in a speech that also referenced his Democratic opponents.
He said: “They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!
“When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States.”