Robert De Niro has branded Donald Trump a “clown” who will become a “dictator for life” if re-elected – before furiously branding his supporters “gangsters”. The ‘Raging Bull’ actor, 80, who has previously said he wanted to punch Trump, 77, in the face, launched his latest blistering public attack on the former reality TV judge in a surprise speech outside the court where the former US president is standing trial in New York, before he clashed with a mob of Trump supporters. De Niro, who has taken a leading role in the campaign to re-elect 81-year-old Democrat Joe Biden, said: “When Trump ran in 2016, it was like a joke.
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“This part of the city was like a ghost town, but we vowed we would not allow terrorists to change our way of life. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. “I love this city.
I don’t want to destroy it. Donald Trump wants to destroy not only the city, but the country, and eventually he can destroy the world. “I don’t mean to scare you.
No, no, wait – maybe I do mean to scare you. “If Trump returns to the White House, you can kiss these freedoms goodbye that we all take for granted. And elections – forget about it.
That’s over, that’s done. “If he gets in, I can tell you right now, he will never leave.” The actor added Trump was a “clown” and “tyrant”, before stating: “We have a second chance, and no one is.