Robert De Niro takes aim at “stupid” Donald Trump while discussing “evil” men
nme.comRobert De Niro called Donald Trump “stupid” at the Cannes Film Festival while discussing his character in Killers Of The Flower Moon.The actor, who plays twisted cattleman William Hale in Martin Scorsese’s western crime drama, compared his character to the former US president during a press conference at the festival.“I don’t understand a lot about my character,” De Niro said (via Variety). “Part of him is sincere.
The other part, where he’s betraying [the Osage people], there’s a feeling of entitlement. We became a lot more aware [of that dichotomy] after George Floyd with systemic racism.”He added: “It’s the banality of evil, the thing we have to watch out for.
We see it today, of course. We all know who I’m going to talk about, but I won’t say the name.”Robert De Niro rips Donald Trump while discussing "the banality of evil" in "Killers of the Flower Moon": "We see it today and you know who I’m talking about but I’m not going to say his name.
That guy is stupid." https://t.co/YeZrO6zkFm #Cannes pic.twitter.com/AbEFa515ot— Variety (@Variety) May 21, 2023Alluding to Trump, De Niro said: “That guy is stupid.
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