Former President Donald Trump called Robert De Niro a “Wacko” after the actor appeared for a Biden campaign event outside the Manhattan courthouse where Trump’s hush-money trial continued on Tuesday.
After an invitation from Team Biden, De Niro spoke to the press behind a podium in New York, claiming that American freedoms “will perish from the Earth” if Trump wins in November.
“Under Trump, this kind of government will perish from the Earth. 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,” De Niro said, “And elections? For …