Robert De Niro called Donald Trump a « grubby real estate hustler » and « two-bit playboy » outside his criminal trial, part of a Biden campaign press conference.
Legendary actor Robert De Niro on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump as a « loser » and a « clown, » standing just feet away from the Manhattan courtroom where the former president was listening to closing arguments in his criminal trial.
« He doesn’t belong in my city, » De Niro, a native New Yorker, said of Trump during a press conference hosted by President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign outside Manhattan Supreme Court.
« We New Yorkers used to tolerate him when he was just another grubby real estate hustler masquerading as a big shot. A two-bit playboy lying his way into the tabloids, pretending to be a spokesman — a spokesperson for himself, » De Niro said.
The « Taxi Driver » and « The Godfather Part II » star described Trump as a threat to the United States, and said Trump fomented violence and destruction during the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, by a mob of Trump’s supporters.
De Niro said he decided to lend his talents to a Biden-Harris campaign ad, « because it shows the violence of Trump.
