Posted on 04/24/2011 10:52:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Robert De Niro, who campaigned for President Barack Obama in 2008, isn't happy about criticism the nation's leader has received recently from Donald Trump, a possible contender for the upcoming Republican presidential nomination.
During a public interview with NBC News' Brian Williams on Saturday night at the Tribeca Film Festival, which De Niro co-founded, the notoriously tough interviewee grew passionate when the conversation turned to politics, according to published reports.
Speaking about the potential government shutdown, De Niro said: "How did we get to this point? ... This is crazy. And I know Obama was trying to bridge the gap. His intentions are really good. Maybe some things are not as good as we all would like, but his intentions were right. A lot of these guys, they're intentions are not even good. They're just playing the game. And they're playing with people's lives."
He then seemingly turned his focus to so-called "birthers," Republicans like Trump who have called Obama's birth certificate into question.
"I won't mention names, but certain people in the news the last couple weeks, just, what are they doing?" De Niro said. "It's crazy. They're making statements about people that they don't even back up. Go get the facts before you start saying things about people."
When Williams asked whether De Niro might be talking about someone who has a show "on my network on Sunday night," referring to Trump's The Celebrity Apprentice, De Niro confirmed that he was indeed talking about the real estate mogul.
"It's like a big hustle; It's like being a car salesman," De Niro added. "Don't go out there and say things unless you can back them up. How dare you? That's awful to do. To just go out and speak and say these terrible things? Unless you just wanna get over and get the job. It's crazy."
De Niro isn't the first celebrity upset over Trump's comments. Last week, Jerry Seinfeld pulled out of a charity event hosted by Trump's son because he was becoming become "increasingly uncomfortable" with Trump's recent questioning of Obama's citizenship, according to his manager.
“Maybe some things are not as good as we all would like, but his intentions were right.”
And he whistles pretty good, too. He SHOULD be the leader of the Free World, President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, the greatest nation ever to appear on God’s earth.
And the list goes on....ROTFLOL.
IDIOT LIBTARDS. Marxism/Communism is their religion.
Robert who? An actor said what?
The most flak is when over target. If De Niro wants to get upset about the community-organizer-in-chief’s failure to ‘bridge the gap’, he need look no further than the community-organizer-in-chief. He could also maybe look at Holder as a prelude. If this administration is falling apart in a stiff breeze, it couldn’t have been that solid to begin with.
“It’s like a big hustle; It’s like being a car salesman,” De Niro added. “Don’t go out there and say things unless you can back them up. How dare you? That’s awful to do. To just go out and speak and say these terrible things? Unless you just wanna get over and get the job. It’s crazy.”
Was he referring to obama and his reluctance to just say things, without backing them up?
What a focker
DeNiro has empathy for Obama; they both make their living pretending to be people they are not. DeNiro is a massive tool if he cannot figure out Barky is a liar. If DeNiro had any sense he would shut up and act instead of alienating people who otherwise might pay to see one of his movies.
What facts? Trump is a RESULT of Obama hiding them!!!
Hey Bobby, SHUT UP AND ACT!
ROTFLOLOLOL.
Robert Di Zero! Piss be upon you and the Muslim Zero.
You’re precisely right!
double dose
De Niro is De Loser. Libs can’t handle the truth.
Ok Bob, have Obama back it up!
I am hoping that the Hollywood right will step up to the plate after this. I hate it when actors speak openly about their politics......it does change on how I see them in Movies....hard to watch those I’ve otherwise enjoyed once they flap their lips.
Trust you enjoyed your family over Easter Onyx.
While Libtard defense of the Obmanation is to be expected, I am also getting a bit tired of Trump. If he has something on Obama, I want him to stop playing games with it and show it.
Deniro? Where does Brendan Frasier stand on the issue?
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