Donald Trump Slams Robert De Niro As A "Low IQ Individual" After Criticism

BYCole BlakePublished on March 09, 20247.7K Views

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The former president says Robert De Niro suffers from "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

Donald Trump has responded to Robert De Niro saying he would never play the former president in a movie with a scathing post on his website, Truth Social. Appearing on Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday, the Killers of The Flower Moon star explained that he sees "nothing redeemable" in Trump.

“Robert De Niro has a terminal case of Trump Derangement Syndrome” Trump fired back. “Such a stupid sounding guy, a low IQ individual!” It's far from the first time De Niro has spoken ill of Trump. In 2016, he admitted he’d like to “punch him in the face.”

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As for De Niro's most recent remarks, he said in full: “He's such a mean, nasty, hateful person. I’d never play him as an actor, because I can't see any good in him. Nothing, nothing at all. Nothing redeemable in him. I just don't want to feel the way I did. And many of us don't." He added, referring to 2016. “It can’t be. It cannot be. If he wins the election, you won't be on this show anymore. He'll come looking for me. [There will] be things that happen that none of us can imagine. That's what happens in that kind of a dictatorship, which is what he says [he wants]. Let's believe him. Take him at his word.”

Robert De Niro Calls Out Donald Trump

Robert De Niro on Trump: "I'd never play him as an actor, because I can't see any good in him. Nothing."

Watch the two-time Oscar winner get real about his feelings toward @realDonaldTrump on Real Time: https://t.co/DQepfpXgFh pic.twitter.com/XlyU53hqGo

— Real Time with Bill Maher (@RealTimers) March 9, 2024

Check out a clip from De Niro's interview with Bill Maher above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Robert De Niro on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.