Robert De Niro Slams Trump As Major Threat To the US

In recent weeks, Hollywood legend Robert De Niro condemned Donald Trump and his supporters, as confirmed by OKMagazine.com. De Niro harshly criticized Republicans, arguing that he’s brought “total craziness” to the political divisiveness in the U.S.

Candidates are in the final stages of the 2024 election with early voting underway in several states and voter registration deadlines having passed. De Niro emphasized the importance of voter turnout as the race remains closely contested. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are focusing their campaigns on battleground states as Election Day approaches in less than a month.

During the premiere of “Megalopolis” in late September, De Niro suggested that if Trump were to direct the movie, it would fail due to his inability to maintain structure.

“He cannot hold anything together … He wants to destroy the country. And he could not do this movie. He could not do anything that has a structure,” De Niro said.

He expressed concern about the rise of authoritarian figures, calling on people to vote against Trump and his supporters, whom he believes threaten the country’s stability.

“To me, it’s not over ’till it’s over and we have to go at this wholeheartedly to beat the Republicans – those Republicans, they’re not real Republicans – and beat Trump. It’s that simple. We cannot have that type of person. Everybody has to get out there and vote,” he said.

Director Spike Lee also reinforced the importance of voter participation during the event with De Niro.

“As my sister says, forward not backwards. It’s simple: Register to vote and show up. This election is going to be very, very close. I’m a big sports fan and, the expression you used, it’s not over ’till it’s over. We cannot just think that the game is over when it’s not,” Lee said.

Director Francis Coppola hasn’t shied away from casting actors with Republican ties, including Jon Voight, in the film.

Megalopolis reportedly removed its trailer for featuring fabricated quotes from critics. Coppola has also sued Variety for publishing a story claiming he ran an unprofessional set and made inappropriate advances toward females.