Friday, October 13, 2023

Robert De Niro: Trump Is ‘Evil’ and ‘a Wannabe Tough Guy with No Morals or Ethics’

GUARDIAN EUROPE: The actor was unable to attend the Stop Trump Summit in New York due to Covid, but his statement was read out warning that ‘we must take the danger very seriously’

‘I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men’ … Robert De Niro at the Cannes film festival earlier this year. Photograph: Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Images

Actor Robert De Niro has launched another broadside at Donald Trump, calling the former president and likely Republican nominee for the 2024 election “evil” and “a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics”.

De Niro’s statement was aired on Wednesday at the Stop Trump Summit in New York City, organised by the New Republic magazine. De Niro was unable to attend the event in person due to testing positive for Covid, but his statement was read out by Miles Taylor, a former Trump administration official and author of Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump. » | Andrew Pulver | Friday, October 13, 2023