Robert De Niro labeled President Donald Trump’s high aide, Stephen Miller, a “Nazi” throughout a widespread rant in regards to the Trump administration.
Whereas showing on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” on Sunday, the Oscar winner, 82, made the feedback after arguing that Trump will pressure his manner into a 3rd time period within the White Home.
“We see it, we see it, we see it … all the time — he will not want to leave. He set it up with … I guess he’s the Goebbels of the cabinet, Stephen Miller. He’s a Nazi,” De Niro mentioned of Miller whereas evaluating him to the Nazi Celebration’s chief propagandist, Joseph Goebbels.
The “Goodfellas” star added, “Yes, he is and [Miller’s] Jewish, and he should be ashamed of himself.”
Miller, Trump’s Division of Homeland Safety adviser, has been a key participant within the Trump administration’s crackdown on its hardline immigration insurance policies as he’s pushed for a rise in aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
Co-host Jonathan Capehart then requested De Niro a few publish the White Home made on X in response to the nationwide “No Kings” protests on Saturday.
Within the publish, the Trump administration juxtaposed a doctored picture of Trump and Vice President JD Vance sporting crowns alongside an outline of Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer sporting sombreros.
“It’s all nonsense. We know it’s all racist … I mean, that’s what he appeals to, that’s what Trump is … It’s not going to change,” the actor replied. “We have to keep fighting and pushing until he is out. Period.”
Requested about Trump’s deployment of Nationwide Guard troops into Democratic-led cities, De Niro known as the controversial transfer a “psychological” tactic.
“[Trump] is going to get [the military] to intimidate when the [election] midterms come [in 2026]. It’s … psychological. He’s going to wear on people … we have to have a defense against that, an opposition,” he argued. “We have to be strong to counter that kind of situation when it comes … it’s better to neutralize it now than to worry about it later.”
The “Meet the Parents” star went on to warn People to “be ready” for Trump’s impending “intimidation” technique.
“It’s going to be the [risk of losing the] freedom to walk into the polling station to vote without being intimidated. It’s all about intimidation,” he added.
Elsewhere within the interview, De Niro praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for continuously trolling Trump on social media.
“I like what Newsom has done because he’s trolled [Trump] and he’s fought fire with fire, and that’s what you have to do. And he called [Trump] an ‘invasive species,’ which is what he is,” he continued. “Trump does not understand anything about humanity … he has no empathy. I don’t know what he is, but he’s an alien.”
De Niro then claimed that Trump desires to “hurt this country.”
“It’s something deeply psychological in him … he doesn’t care. What upsets me the most is that people follow him and … they kiss his ass,” he added. “I don’t understand it.”
Watch De Niro’s look on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” beneath.
