In New York, Robert De Niro castigates Donald Trump, a “clown” who could become a “tyrant”

The American actor spoke in front of the city court during a surprise speech organized by the campaign team of Democratic President Joe Biden, to whom he gave his support for the next presidential election in the USA.

“This is my neighborhood,” launched the Hollywood legend on a piece of sidewalk on Tuesday. “I love this city, I don’t want to destroy it. Donald Trump not only wants to destroy this city, but the country and ultimately he might destroy the world,” fumed Robert De Niro, 80, a long-time opponent of the former Republican president.

This speech was orchestrated by President Joe Biden’s campaign team while at the same time, a stone’s throw away, Donald Trump listened to his lawyers plead for his acquittal at his criminal trial. An intervention visibly intended to capture a moment of media attention for the Democrats, while the Republican billionaire speaks in front of the cameras every day of his trial to denounce a “witch hunt” policy.

Characterizing the Republican candidate as “clown”, Robert de Niro recalled: “When Trump ran in 2016, he was like a joke, a buffoon running for president.” But “we have forgotten the lessons of history, which show us that other clowns were not taken seriously, until they became ferocious dictators”, he pointed out. “With Trump, we have a second chance, and no one is laughing anymore. We have a unique opportunity to stop him by voting against him, once and for all.” The actor, who has constantly criticized Donald Trump during his mandate, including during the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, will appear in an advertisement for the Democratic president’s campaign.

“The only way to preserve our freedoms and maintain our humanity is to vote for Joe Biden,” he said in front of a swarm of microphones, while a horn sounded insistently in the street.
Gray shirt, black jacket and sunglasses, the giant of Taxi Driver and Freed spoke alongside two police officers present during the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Harry Dunn and Michael Fanone, injured during the assault and who have since left the police force, are “real heroes”, according to the actor.

Harry Dunn is one of three police officers present that day in Washington who will campaign for Joe Biden for the presidential election in November, his campaign team said Tuesday. Donald Trump “continues to support political violence, going so far as to say that there will be a +massacre+ if he loses the election again and he will be a dictator from +the first day+ of his mandate”, alerted Harry Dunn, unsuccessful candidate in the Democratic primaries in Maryland for an elected seat in Congress.

Long version of Robert De Niro’s speech in the video below (in original version)