Ah, Hollywood: that glittering cesspool where egos inflate faster than a bad sequel’s budget and political opinions are dispensed like overpriced popcorn. Enter Robert De Niro, the man who turned taxi-driving madness into an art form, now channeling his inner Travis Bickle toward one Donald J. Trump. Why does this two-time Oscar winner froth at the mouth like a rabid dog whenever the 45th president’s name comes up? It’s a feud that’s simmered longer than a pot of marinara in Little Italy, boiling over into a spectacle that’s equal parts tragic and comical. From a center-right perch, where America First means putting the country ahead of celebrity tantrums, let’s dissect this one-sided brawl with the precision of a wiseguy carving up a capicola.
The Birther Blues: How It All Began in 2011
Picture this: It’s 2011, and Trump is still more real estate mogul than reality TV kingpin, peddling questions about Barack Obama’s birthplace like a street vendor hocking knockoff Rolexes. De Niro, never one to shy from a scrap, fires the first shot at a film festival, labeling Trump a “con” and a “huckster” for stirring that pot. The actor, born and bred in New York, sees Trump as just another flashy fraud from the same concrete jungle, but with less charm than a Times Square Elmo. Fast-forward a bit, and the bad blood cools—until 2016, when Trump clinches the GOP nomination. De Niro, at a Sarajevo event celebrating “Taxi Driver,” calls him “totally nuts” and “ridiculous.” It’s like watching two old bulls lock horns, except one is charging full speed while the other barely notices.
Punch-Drunk Politics: The 2016 Escalation and Beyond
By 2016, De Niro’s disdain hits fever pitch. In a video that’s more rant than rhetoric, he brands Trump “blatantly stupid,” a “punk,” a “pig,” and confesses a fantasy of punching him square in the kisser. Ouch—talk about method acting gone awry. The feud simmers through Trump’s presidency, with De Niro popping up like a bad penny at awards shows and interviews. At the 2018 Tony Awards, he drops an F-bomb on Trump that gets a standing ovation from the glitterati, prompting Trump to tweet back that De Niro’s taken too many fake punches in movies and might be “punch-drunk.” Classic Trump: turning the tables with a zinger that hits harder than a Scorsese plot twist.
De Niro doesn’t stop there. He compares Trump to Hitler and Mussolini, dubs him a “real racist” and “white supremacist,” and insists there’s “nothing redeemable” about the man. In 2019, he predicts Trump might start a war just to snag a third term—prophetic or paranoid? You decide. From an America First lens, this smacks of elite snobbery: a guy who’s made millions playing tough guys now playing moral arbiter, all while ignoring the economic booms and peace deals Trump delivered.
The Alien Invasion: De Niro’s Psychological Autopsy
Fast-forward to the Biden years, and De Niro’s still at it, diagnosing Trump like a armchair shrink with a grudge. “He’s a sociopath,” “malignant narcissist,” “deeply insecure,” and—my personal favorite—”an alien” with “no empathy.” In a 2024 MSNBC tirade, he blasts rural Americans as “uninformed” for backing Trump, which is rich coming from a Manhattanite who’s probably never seen a cornfield outside a film set. By May 2024, De Niro’s outside Trump’s hush money trial in New York, warning that Trump wants to “destroy the city, the country, and eventually the world.” He clashes with pro-Trump protesters, calling them “gangsters”—ironic for the star of “Goodfellas.”
The hatred peaks in psychological terms: De Niro sees Trump as a “monster” bent on “the most horrible things,” a “bully” who “wants to hurt this country.” In August 2025, he reiterates it’s “about right and wrong. Period.” No personal beef like a soured business deal or stolen parking spot—just pure, unadulterated ideological venom. Speculation swirls about deeper motives, like Trump’s crackdown on certain elite playgrounds, but that’s tinfoil-hat territory without hard facts.
Actor Robert De Niro called White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller a Nazi during an MSNBC interview on October 19, 2025, despite Miller’s Jewish heritage, while comparing him to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels and warning that President Trump may refuse to leave office. The comments, made amid discussions of ‘No Kings’ protests against the Trump administration, drew sharp backlash from conservative commentators on X, who labeled the rhetoric dangerous and antisemitic, prompting calls for boycotts and lawsuits. Some defended De Niro by linking the criticism to Miller’s immigration policies, revealing partisan divides in the online response.
Recent Rants: Cannes, No Kings, and the Never-Ending Nightmare
As of October 2025, De Niro’s white-hot passion shows no signs of cooling. At Cannes in May, he slams Trump’s proposed film tariffs as the work of a “philistine,” tying it back to threats against democracy. On No Kings Day protests just days ago, he doubles down: Trump “does not understand anything about humanity” and is out to harm America. In a fresh interview, he warns Trump won’t leave office if reelected, urging folks to “fight” the “bully.” Even in Philadelphia recently, De Niro calls Trump a “piece of shit,” frustrated like a man who’s seen one too many bad remakes.
On MSNBC this week he had the temerity to Stephen Miller, a Jew, ‘a Nazi’ – a dogwhistle to loony liberals with a murderous hate.
Make no mistake, when deranged elderly lunatics go on TV and shout “Nazi” and “Fascist” to smear conservatives like Stephen Miller, they are trying to get them killed.
The only one who should be ashamed is Robert DeNiro. https://t.co/P7MrxbiYqD
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) October 20, 2025
From an America First viewpoint, this obsession reeks of Trump Derangement Syndrome at its finest—a Hollywood heavyweight mistaking his script lines for statesmanship. De Niro’s rages highlight the divide: elites versus everyday folks who remember Trump’s record on jobs, borders, and peace. In the end, it’s less about policy and more about personality, a clash of titans where one side’s swinging wildly and the other’s just winning. If only De Niro could channel that energy into a decent movie again—now that would be a plot twist worth watching.