Source:
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TRIBALLEAU
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Robert
De
Niro
ripped
Donald
Trump
in
a
speech
outside
of
the
courthouse
where
he
is
on
trial
in
New
York
City,
even
facing
off
with
his
supporters.
As
the
closing
arguments
for
Donald
Trump’s
election
interference/“hush
money”
trial
began
in
a
courtroom
in
New
York
City
Tuesday
(May
28),
renowned
actor
Robert
De
Niro
held
a
press
conference
to
express
his
disdain
for
the
twice-impeached
former
president
and
to
warn
others
of
what
would
happen.
“That
Donald
Trump
is
just
across
the
street
because
he
doesn’t
belong
in
my
city,”
De
Niro
began.
“I
don’t
know
where
he
belongs,
but
he
surely
doesn’t
belong
here.
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.
A
clown.”
The
Academy
Award
winner
described
the
potential
for
more
harm
to
the
country
if
the
“tyrant”
were
to
be
reelected.
“I
don’t
mean
to
scare
you.
No,
no,
wait
—
maybe
I
do
mean
to
scare
you,”
he
continued.
“If
Trump
returns
to
the
White
House,
you
can
kiss
these
freedoms
goodbye
that
we
all
take
for
granted.
And
elections
—
forget
about
it.
That’s
over;
that’s
done.
If
he
gets
in,
I
can
tell
you
right
now,
he
will
never
leave.”
Flanked
by
Harry
Dunn
and
Michael
Fanone,
two
former
Capitol
Police
officers
who
were
assaulted
by
the
January
6
rioters,
DeNiro
referenced
what
they
faced.
“On
January
6,
Republican
lawmakers
unspeakably
tried
to
keep
the
loser,
Trump
the
loser,
Trump,
in
the
White
House.
They
are
the
true
heroes.
These
guys
are
the
true
heroes.
They
stood
and
put
their
lives
on
the
line
for
these
low
lives
for
Trump.”
De
Niro’s
powerful
speech
struck
a
chord
with
those
present
as
it
comes
on
the
heels
of
a
new
advertisement
for
the
Biden-Harris
reelection
campaign
that
the
80-year-old
thespian
narrates
as
images
and
videos
of
Trump
are
played,
including
the
clip
where
he
says,
“If
I
don’t
get
in,
there’s
going
to
be
a
bloodbath!!” He
would
clash
with
supporters
of
Trump
who
hurled
insults
at
him
as
he
walked
back
to
his
car
after
the
news
conference,
One
protester
yelled,
“You’re
washed
up,”
to
which
De
Niro
fired
back
“F—
you!”
Some
fans
present
cheered
De
Niro’s
words,
with
one
shouting,
“I
loved
you
in
Taxi
Driver!”
