Watch Robert De Niro Go Scorched Earth on Trump

Hollywood legend leads the latest charge

Robert De Niro, never one to mince words, has once again thrown down the gauntlet in the ongoing battle for American democracy.

In a new promotional video for the October 18 “No Kings Rally,” De Niro channels the spirit of 1776, calls out Donald Trump as a would-be monarch, and invites Americans to join a nationwide protest that has Republicans in a full-blown panic.

De Niro’s Rallying Cry: “No Kings. Fuck That.”

Let’s not bury the lede. Here’s Robert De Niro’s statement from the promotional video, delivered with all the gravitas (and expletives) you’d expect from the man who once told Trump he’d like to punch him in the face:

“The original No Kings protest was 250 years ago. 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.

We’ve had two and a half centuries of democracy since then. Often challenging, sometimes messy, always essential. And we fought in two world wars to preserve it.

Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away. King Donald. Fuck that. We’re rising up again.

This time, nonviolently, raising our voices to declare, ‘No Kings.’

[…] We’re all in this together, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

It’s a history lesson, a call to action, and a middle finger to autocracy, all in under a minute. De Niro’s message is clear: the fight for democracy didn’t end in 1776, and it sure as hell isn’t over now.

De Niro vs. Trump: A Decade of Unfiltered Critique

The actor’s feud with Trump is the stuff of late-night monologues and viral YouTube compilations.

De Niro’s greatest hits include:

• “He’s so blatantly stupid. He’s a punk, he’s a dog, he’s a pig, he’s a con, a bullshit artist, a mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about, doesn’t do his homework, doesn’t care, thinks he’s gaming society, doesn’t pay his taxes. He’s an idiot. … He talks about how he wants to punch people in the face. Well, I’d like to punch him in the face.” (2016)
  

• “It’s about right and wrong. Period. The guy’s a monster. It’s beyond wrong. It’s almost like he wants to do the worst he can possibly do.” (2024)
  

• “When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly. I see an evil one. The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.” (2023)
  

• “Fuck Trump.” (Tony Awards, 2018, standing ovation, naturally)

De Niro’s criticisms have only grown sharper as Trump’s political career has dragged on, and his latest video is just the latest salvo in a long-running war of words.

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GOP Panic: When the King’s Court Gets Nervous

If De Niro’s video is a clarion call, the Republican response is a five-alarm fire. Trump and his allies are, to put it delicately, losing their collective minds over the “No Kings Rally.”

In the days leading up to October 18, GOP leaders have been working overtime to smear the event and its participants.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer called the rally a “terrorist” gathering, while Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise have repeatedly referred to it as a “Hate America rally,” linking it to Antifa, Marxists, and even the government shutdown.

This coordinated campaign to delegitimize the protest reeks of desperation. As one commentator put it,

“This really displays extraordinary contempt for our whole political system. Yet we think it’ll backfire. It’ll only prompt the protests to get larger, and there’s nothing Trump hates more.” ~ Greg Sargent

Conclusion: Watch the Video, Join the Movement

Robert De Niro’s “No Kings” video isn’t just another celebrity PSA; it’s a rallying cry for anyone who believes democracy is worth fighting for, even if the fight is “messy” and the language is, well, colorful.

As Republicans exhaust their political capital trying to undermine the rally, De Niro’s words cut through the noise: “We’re all in this together, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”

If you haven’t seen the video yet, do yourself a favor and watch it. Then, maybe, take De Niro’s advice: stand up, be counted, and remind the would-be kings that America already fought that war—and won.