Hollywood legend Robert De Niro has long been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, describing him with harsh terms and warning about the state of the nation. In response, Trump has publicly fired back, escalating the ongoing feud between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a recent podcast appearance on MSNBC\u2019s The Best People with Nicole Wallace<\/em>, De Niro called Trump \u201ca serious threat to the country\u201d and said, \u201cHe\u2019s an idiot. We have to hold him accountable before more damage is done.\u201d The actor has previously used strong language to describe the former president, labeling him a \u201cbuffoon\u201d and \u201cenemy of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Continue reading on next page\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n At a counter-event to Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, titled State of the Swamp<\/em>, De Niro spoke to attendees about the importance of civic engagement and warned that division and misinformation could harm the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In response, Trump took to Truth Social, criticizing De Niro\u2019s remarks and suggesting that the actor\u2019s statements reflected a personal bias against him. He wrote that figures like De Niro, along with protesting lawmakers, were \u201cdriven by anger\u201d and accused them of spreading misinformation. Trump also made rhetorical comments about removing critics, though these remarks drew immediate attention because De Niro is a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite the escalation, De Niro has remained steadfast in his criticism while emphasizing unity and the need for Americans to support one another. \u201cYou have to lift people up,\u201d he said on the podcast. \u201cYou have to bring them together. Division doesn\u2019t solve anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n This public exchange marks the latest chapter in a long-standing rivalry between the Hollywood actor and former President, highlighting how personal and political disagreements can quickly play out in the public sphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hollywood legend Robert De Niro has long been a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, describing him with harsh…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11821"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11823,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11821\/revisions\/11823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tbdig.com\/sirbenet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}