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| Rob Reiner denounces Robert De Niro, celebrities for anti-Trump remarks | |
| 2018-06-17 | |
[THEHILL] Director Rob Reiner denounced Robert De Niro and other celebrities for their remarks against President Trump, saying it only helps the president.
De Niro called the president a "f---ing idiot" and a "f---ing fool," which was met with a standing ovation. "You’re helping Trump by saying ’F--- Trump,’ because he can say 'look at these people, these elitists,' " Reiner told "Rising" co-hosts Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton. Reiner said he thinks celebrities are ultimately hurting Democrats when they go on expletive-ridden rants against Trump. "There’s a very fine line between energizing the base and energizing the other side," Reiner said. Trump responded to De Niro’s rant two days later, saying the Academy Award-winning actor was "a very Low IQ individual" and suggesting he had "received too many shots to the head," in his roles playing boxers. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 One word 'ego'. We already elected ours. Given the performance so far, he's doing a heck of job for an "amateur". |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-06-17 08:17 |
| #2 The message is not "this is a bad thing and you shouldn't do it to anyone" but "this is a bad thing because it backfired". FOAD, Meathead. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2018-06-17 08:17 |
| #1 ...and the celebrities are unable to process what must be done to carry out Mr. Reiner's advice. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2018-06-17 00:43 |