Oscar winner Robert De Niro attended a “Rise Up” event last night as part of some counterprogramming to Donald Trump’s 80th birthday cage fight celebrations.
The New York event, which celebrated the First Amendment, saw the 82-year-old screen legend speak out against Trump.
“I’m pretty close to being a free speech absolutist,” said De Niro, “even speech I don’t like, and there’s plenty of that around. So when I hear something I don’t like, I use my own free speech to respond.”
De Niro then cited a recent example, and made reference to a 1988 movie classic.
“When I hear Trump say, as he did a few days ago, ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation, not even a little bit,’ I say, ‘Shut the fuck up,’” he said.
