As No Kings protests swept the nation, Robert De Niro upped the ante on his criticism of President Donald Trump.
Speaking with Rev. Al Sharpton, with whom he'd stepped out for a No Kings Day event in New York earlier in the day on March 28, the 82-year-old actor said on MS Now that the massive turnout gave him hope that the midterm elections would not go in favor of the president and his Republican allies.
"Our democracy is at stake, period. And this fool is taking it with the fools around him. It's like a surreal dream; it's crazy," De Niro said. "We cannot let up until the midterms are resolved, and resolved for the right reasons. We cannot let up with this guy."
Accusing Trump of trying to "deflect" from the Epstein files, he added: "If I know anything, I know this guy will try anything because he's crazy. He's not well. He's a damaged person, period. You've got to stand up."
The Oscar-winning actor opened up about feeling "good now" after the third No Kings demonstration, saying, "I don't want to say the word 'hope' again that things will get even better and stronger, but it's the only way we're going to get out of this."
