Robert De Nirofamous critic Donald Trumppraised “No kings» weekend protestssaying it was important that people “don't get complacent” because the president “doesn't want to leave the White House.”
The actor appeared on MSNBC. Weekend on Sunday and took the opportunity to speak out against Trump's attempts to remain in office for a third term, as well as the way Americans are turning against him.
“The original No Kings protest took place 250 years ago,” De Niro noted, referring to the American Revolution, which began in 1775. “Americans decided they didn't want to live under the rule of King George III. They declared their independence and fought a bloody war for democracy. Since then, we've had two and a half centuries of democracy. It was often difficult, sometimes messy, always important, and we fought two world wars to preserve it.”
He added: “Now we have a potential king who wants to take it away? King Donald I. Fuck it. This time we rise again. Nonviolently raising our voices to say, 'No kings.'”
De Niro said he was “very happy” to see an estimated seven million Americans turn out for the No Kings marches. “We need a lot more of this in the future because this is the only thing that politicians are going to admit when faced with either the wrath of Trump or the wrath of the people,” the actor said. “And they will have to be more afraid of the wrath of the people and understand that this is not good. I better buckle down and do something about it.”
He said of continuing the effort: “We can't stop. We can't give up on him because he's not going to leave the White House. He doesn't want to leave the White House. He won't leave the White House. Anyone thinks he, oh, he'll do this, he'll do that. It's just fooling themselves. The Republicans, first of all, because they know, but they go along with it. It's a classic bully situation. We see this and there's no other way.” a way to stand up to a bully; have to face it and fight it and support them and support him. This is the only way it will work.”
On Saturday, Americans in all 50 states are marching against Trump and his policies. This day marked the second wave of the No Kings protests, following great effort June 14. Several celebrities showed their support for the protests, including John Cusack, who marched in Chicago. “No, you cannot have troops on our streets,” Cusack told Trump. speaking on CNN. “You can't create enough chaos to invoke the Insurrection Act and stay in power. We all know what your plan is.” He added: “Go to hell!”
