Felixnews.com – Legendary Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro made a provocative prediction that Donald Trump will never leave office voluntarily. De Niro made this statement amidst the heated political climate in the United States following Trump’s recent State of the Union address.
In a counter-event titled “State of the Swamp” at the National Press Club, De Niro expressed his deep disappointment with the direction of the country’s leadership. “Tragically, we are now in a country controlled, run, and dedicated to a handful of dishonest, greedy, and cruel authoritarians,” the 82-year-old actor stated.
De Niro, known as Trump’s staunchest critic, appeared on MS NOW to warn the American people to take immediate action. He highlighted Trump’s statements about nationalizing elections as a serious threat.
“He’s never going to leave. We have to make him leave. Now he’s joking about nationalizing elections. He’s not joking. We’ve seen enough of this,” De Niro said.
The veteran actor added that he felt betrayed by his own country, but he still hoped America could return to the humanitarian values that had been its strength.
Donald Trump did not remain silent. Through his platform, Truth Social, he launched a sharp counterattack. Trump called for several of his political opponents, including Robert De Niro and two Democratic members of Congress, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, to be deported from the United States.
Trump said Omar and Tlaib should be on a boat with the crazy Robert De Niro. He even insulted De Niro’s intelligence, calling him a person with a low IQ and comparing him to comedian Rosie O’Donnell, who now lives in Ireland.
For your information, Rosie O’Donnell decided to move to Ireland after Trump’s re-election. Last year, Trump even threatened to revoke O’Donnell’s citizenship, even though such action is legally prohibited by a US Supreme Court ruling.
Behind this heated feud, data shows the growing unrest in the American public. A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed that 61% of respondents described Trump as becoming more erratic with age. This figure includes 89% of Democrats and 30% of Republicans.
Furthermore, a majority of Americans are beginning to question the relevance of aging leadership. Seventy-nine percent of respondents agree that elected officials in Washington are currently too old to represent the majority of Americans. Currently, the average age of a member of the U.S. Senate is 64, while the average age in the House of Representatives is 58.
In response to the poll results, White House spokesman Davis Ingle called them part of a “false and desperate narrative.” However, data from the Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos shows a significant challenge for Trump, with only 39% of Americans approving of his performance as president.