Key Facts

• Robert De Niro spoke at the “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the first amendment” event on Sunday in New York.
• De Niro led the crowd in shouting “shut the fuck up” after quoting several of President Trump’s statements.
• He criticized Trump for saying he does not think about Americans’ financial situation and for claiming he “loves the inflation.”
• De Niro said that loving the country today feels like an abused spouse loving their abuser.
• He listed reasons for his criticism, including wars, healthcare cuts, violence by militias, and Trump’s leadership style.
• De Niro called Trump a racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant and criticized the current Congress.
• President Trump previously called De Niro “deranged” and “sick and demented” after the actor called him “an idiot.”
• De Niro said he wants to love his country again and said, “I want my country back.”