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riversedge

(80,872 posts)
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:55 PM Feb 25

BREAKING: Trump threatens to DEPORT Robert De Niro in unhinged tirade after State of the Union.


whatever marbles trumpy had left in his pea brain, are now shattered!!



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BREAKING: Trump threatens to DEPORT Robert De Niro in unhinged tirade after State of the Union.

In a late-night meltdown that stunned even longtime observers, President Donald Trump launched a furious attack on Hollywood icon Robert De Niro — and floated the idea of deporting him.

Yes. Deporting him. An American citizen.

After facing heckling during his State of the Union address, Trump took to Truth Social to unload on critics, lumping De Niro in with Democratic lawmakers Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, and calling the Oscar-winning actor “sick,” “demented,” and “seriously CRIMINAL.” He then suggested De Niro and others should “get on a boat” and leave the country.

Let’s pause there.

Robert De Niro — born in Manhattan, raised in New York City, one of the most celebrated American actors of all time — was just threatened with exile by a sitting president for criticizing him.

Trump mocked De Niro for becoming emotional and claimed some of the actor’s statements were “seriously criminal,” though he offered no evidence of any crime. Instead, the post read like a stream-of-consciousness rant, filled with insults, name-calling, and baseless accusations.

This wasn’t policy. It wasn’t debate. It was pure grievance politics.

And the target wasn’t some anonymous online critic — it was a Hollywood legend who has spent decades shaping American culture.

Trump’s comments follow a familiar pattern: when challenged, escalate. When criticized, threaten. From attacking members of Congress to now fantasizing about deporting a U.S.-born actor, the rhetoric keeps getting darker.

Legal experts have long warned that labeling political criticism as “criminal” is a dangerous line to cross. Free speech doesn’t disappear because it hurts the president’s feelings. But in Trump’s world, dissent equals disloyalty.

The irony? De Niro’s “crime” appears to be publicly opposing Trump’s policies.

That’s not criminal. That’s democracy.

And if speaking out against power now earns you a ticket “on a boat,” the question isn’t what De Niro did wrong. It’s how far this rhetoric is willing to go.




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BREAKING: Trump threatens to DEPORT Robert De Niro in unhinged tirade after State of the Union. (Original Post) riversedge Feb 25 OP
I LOVES ME SOME BOBBY DE NIRO Skittles Feb 25 #1
wait a sec DoBW Feb 25 #16
heh Skittles Feb 25 #19
That's what I was thinking! BidenRocks Feb 25 #20
Now THIS tells a story about just where we are at in America bluestarone Feb 25 #2
PLEASE tell me no one ACTUALLY B.See Feb 25 #10
Well, we DID know that, BUT bluestarone Feb 25 #17
Well, you don't think all those concentration camps he's building slightlv Feb 25 #43
Arguably the biggest asshole Disaffected Feb 25 #3
;-{)....... Goonch Feb 25 #4
DeNiro should sue the heck out of TSF for this threat...and Bob should continue speaking out... wcmagumba Feb 25 #5
I was surprised to see canetoad Feb 25 #6
He really does PatSeg Feb 25 #24
Yeah, it's uncanny. I hope that he's not as evil as his shitty father. Dave Bowman Feb 25 #31
Keep hoping Deuxcents Feb 25 #51
Don't forget his shitty mother too. How could the product of those two not be evil? Ol Janx Spirit Feb 26 #62
That's pretty much what I think. Dave Bowman Feb 27 #67
Sick BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 25 #7
Why is whatever garbage this toddler spews from his mouth reported by the MSM? Tim S Feb 25 #8
I don't think his ridiculous rants should be ignored PatSeg Feb 25 #26
Then they all need to make sure to start the headline with "Unhinged President Trump......" mdbl Feb 25 #36
Normal people know what unhinged behavior PatSeg Feb 25 #45
I was speaking for the misinformed mdbl Feb 25 #46
Yes, that's a good point PatSeg Feb 25 #48
Wht isnt DonOLD Rump, the garbage toddler being deported to where his father or mother born ???? Trueblue1968 Feb 25 #34
Because neither Scotland nor Germany would take him. wnylib Feb 25 #49
Not that it matters, but De Niro's family has been Americans longer than The Dotard. RockRaven Feb 25 #9
Remember that the Trump grandfather was stripped of his Bavarian citizenship. Old Terp Feb 25 #15
Interesting NoNameGranny Feb 25 #42
What he meant to say is he will banish him Buddyzbuddy Feb 25 #11
a man's got to know his limitations Tetrachloride Feb 25 #12
Robert De Niro lives rent-free in F47's brain oysterpoint Feb 25 #13
De Niro is a fellow New Yorker who is loved by New Yorkers, and who made Gaugamela Feb 25 #14
Good BaronChocula Feb 25 #18
DONALD TRUMP YoshidaYui Feb 25 #21
DarnOld Junk Dump Mr.Bee Feb 25 #25
Taxi Driver BidenRocks Feb 25 #22
Damn, I thought that was The Onion PatSeg Feb 25 #23
DeNiro is 82 years of age. mysteryowl Feb 25 #27
77 million dirtbag Americans voted for this fucking imbecile. n/t flvegan Feb 25 #28
Careful, Donnie.... paleotn Feb 25 #29
DeNiro got under his skin.............................ha,ha,ha,ha turbinetree Feb 25 #30
That putrid swine is so insecure and jealous. Dave Bowman Feb 25 #32
"Trump And The Pathology of Projection." Textbook, 2035. ColoringFool Feb 25 #33
Trump fires off crazed rant threatening to deport Hollywood legend: 'Seriously criminal' LetMyPeopleVote Feb 25 #35
Jeezus Joinfortmill Feb 26 #56
Trump sometimes reminds me of Mblaze Feb 25 #37
Dangerous Cirsium Feb 25 #38
Oh dear JustAnotherGen Feb 25 #39
Just keep talking Donny the Trump Train is gonna hop right back onto the tracks. Botany Feb 25 #40
Where would he deport him to? The Bronx? Vinca Feb 25 #41
That's my question..deport him where and why? How do you deport someone who was born here? Deuxcents Feb 25 #52
His handlers gave him an extra dose of uppers to get him through his 2 hour tirade so... llmart Feb 25 #44
I can't wait for the cartoons! Abolishinist Feb 25 #47
Pathetic. Hugin Feb 25 #50
Deport DeNiro? To Corleone? Alephy Feb 25 #53
K&R spanone Feb 26 #54
Hope Mr. DeNiro has a bodyguard. Joinfortmill Feb 26 #55
Vito Corleone bmichaelh Feb 26 #57
Trump is... GiqueCee Feb 26 #58
Is he still trying to deport Prince Harry, and revoke Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship? Boomerproud Feb 26 #59
Threatening a beloved actor is not a good way to make your approval ratings go up. milestogo Feb 26 #60
Please remove us from Mr. poopy pants misery. Clouds Passing Feb 26 #61
You talking to me...? 617Blue Feb 26 #63
Look, TSF said, "They should actually get on a boat..." ECL213 Feb 26 #64
On second thought, just try it, Dumpy. DeNiro is the real deal, not a fake tough guy with an orange face and dyed hair. Joinfortmill Feb 26 #65
Trump is just describing himself Quanto Magnus Feb 26 #66

bluestarone

(22,202 posts)
2. Now THIS tells a story about just where we are at in America
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:00 PM
Feb 25

TSF would KILL, RAPE, ASSAULT, DEPORT any American that disagrees with this motherfucker!! IMPEACH NOW!

B.See

(8,532 posts)
10. PLEASE tell me no one ACTUALLY
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:34 PM
Feb 25

thought he'd stop at immigrants... did we??

REMEMBER::

he... they... are capable of anything... no low too low.

bluestarone

(22,202 posts)
17. Well, we DID know that, BUT
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:50 PM
Feb 25

In broad daylight with his own words tells Americans what he's capable of doing SHOULD, i repeat SHOULD get Americans as pissed off as i am right now.

slightlv

(7,795 posts)
43. Well, you don't think all those concentration camps he's building
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:50 PM
Feb 25

are actually to hold deportees, do you? No... ala Hitler, he's coming for ALL of US.

wcmagumba

(6,221 posts)
5. DeNiro should sue the heck out of TSF for this threat...and Bob should continue speaking out...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:09 PM
Feb 25

Maybe some other celebrities and others of high profile will speak out with support for DeNiro and opposition to t-rump...

canetoad

(20,769 posts)
6. I was surprised to see
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:10 PM
Feb 25

Anchor baby Barron in a recent pic. He actually looks more like tsf every day.

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,024 posts)
62. Don't forget his shitty mother too. How could the product of those two not be evil?
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:21 AM
Feb 26

I guess we can hope that he's been mostly raised by a nanny with morals, but there does not seem to be any evidence of that.

Everything we know so far says he is at least as evil and grifty as his parents....

Tim S

(242 posts)
8. Why is whatever garbage this toddler spews from his mouth reported by the MSM?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:17 PM
Feb 25

He’s just trolling and the “news” amplifies it for free. They spread his manure far and wide until we are *forced* to smell it. Just ignore the toddler rants already.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
26. I don't think his ridiculous rants should be ignored
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:14 PM
Feb 25

One of the problems that we have is the fact that the media isn't focusing enough on how unhinged and outrageous he is. Essentially that normalizes him.

mdbl

(8,671 posts)
36. Then they all need to make sure to start the headline with "Unhinged President Trump......"
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:16 PM
Feb 25

Otherwise, they are just acting like it's normal to report his bullshit.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
45. Normal people know what unhinged behavior
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:56 PM
Feb 25

looks like and nothing he does should be ignored. There is too much at stake right now and I don't want to wait to read this stuff in a book a few years from now.

I'm exhausted and I would like to just shut it all out, but I know we can't stick our heads in the sand. That is how authoritarian leaders take over.

mdbl

(8,671 posts)
46. I was speaking for the misinformed
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:06 PM
Feb 25

or the dolts that would put an asshole like Dump back in office.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
48. Yes, that's a good point
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:13 PM
Feb 25

I don't know what to do about people who are willfully ignorant. It is rather terrifying how many there are and how stubbornly they cling to their misconceptions no matter how much evidence there is to disprove their beliefs. When confronted with irrefutable facts, they just double-down.

Trueblue1968

(19,257 posts)
34. Wht isnt DonOLD Rump, the garbage toddler being deported to where his father or mother born ????
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:10 PM
Feb 25

RockRaven

(19,430 posts)
9. Not that it matters, but De Niro's family has been Americans longer than The Dotard.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:30 PM
Feb 25

Unlike The Dotard, whose mother was an immigrant, De Niro's mother was born here to citizen parents.

Unlike The Dotard, whose paternal grandparents were immigrants, De Niro's paternal grandparents were both born here to citizen parents.

Old Terp

(490 posts)
15. Remember that the Trump grandfather was stripped of his Bavarian citizenship.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:44 PM
Feb 25

If I recall correctly it was for avoiding military service and not paying taxes.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,659 posts)
11. What he meant to say is he will banish him
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:40 PM
Feb 25

to the "cornfield" because he's been a bad man, a very bad man.

What a dope we have in our now dilapidated
Whitehouse.

oysterpoint

(19 posts)
13. Robert De Niro lives rent-free in F47's brain
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:41 PM
Feb 25

Saw that De Niro was the final speaker at the "State of the Swamp" event which paralleled the SOTU. Probably what sent F47 looking for ketchup...

Worth a look:
https://www.defiance.news/p/state-of-the-swamp-a-night-of-defiance?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&timestamp=15773.2
(His intro starts near the end, at about the 4:19:50 mark)

Gaugamela

(3,527 posts)
14. De Niro is a fellow New Yorker who is loved by New Yorkers, and who made
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 07:43 PM
Feb 25

a career of playing seriously menacing tough guys and mobsters, among other roles. In real life he has the confidence to express decency and integrity with intelligence and compassion. Of course Donny is triggered.

Mr.Bee

(1,829 posts)
25. DarnOld Junk Dump
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:14 PM
Feb 25

should be exiled, his assets liquidated to repay the American people everything he has stolen from them!

BidenRocks

(3,284 posts)
22. Taxi Driver
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:06 PM
Feb 25

Didn't that have a very young Jodie Foster playing a hooker?
This should be chumps favorite movie!

paleotn

(22,252 posts)
29. Careful, Donnie....
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 08:22 PM
Feb 25

One of DeNiro's characters, Jimmy Conway, had a habit of making whiny loudmouths "disappear." See Goodfellas. If only.

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,018 posts)
35. Trump fires off crazed rant threatening to deport Hollywood legend: 'Seriously criminal'
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:12 PM
Feb 25

Robert DeNiro hit trump where it hurts and trump is mad

Trump isn't a serious person.. The shit he gave Obama and trying to steal Bidens win.. Tells you he's unfit for office.. then he attacks members of congress and DeNero.. Resign.

Trump fires off crazed rant threatening to deport Hollywood legend: 'Seriously criminal' www.rawstory.com/trump-267533...

Darbyscastle (@darbyscastle.bsky.social) 2026-02-25T18:26:25.429Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2675333499/

President Donald Trump raged at a pair of Democratic lawmakers and a Hollywood legend – and threatened to deport them all......

Trump then sneered at actor Robert DeNiro, whose criticism he claimed was worthy of criminal prosecution.

"They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!" Trump posted. "When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States."

"The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much," he added. "The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."

Cirsium

(3,947 posts)
38. Dangerous
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:27 PM
Feb 25

The man is extremely dangerous. It doesn't matter that he is easy to ridicule. It is a fool's errand to hope he will self-destruct. Don't underestimate the threat. He is deranged and dangerous and has a personal armed paramilitary force. He must be stopped. Midterms may not be sufficient as a strategy.

Botany

(77,375 posts)
40. Just keep talking Donny the Trump Train is gonna hop right back onto the tracks.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:39 PM
Feb 25


I have seen this movie before. The lead character goes nuts.

&t=3s

Deuxcents

(26,985 posts)
52. That's my question..deport him where and why? How do you deport someone who was born here?
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:15 PM
Feb 25

llmart

(17,626 posts)
44. His handlers gave him an extra dose of uppers to get him through his 2 hour tirade so...
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 09:54 PM
Feb 25

he still had some drug induced "energy" that he used up on this post. Then he more than likely came down like a bag of rocks, pooped his diaper and fell fast asleep.

Hugin

(37,849 posts)
50. Pathetic.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:50 PM
Feb 25

Absolutely the only word to describe anything that the hereditary draft dodger and porcine pedophile does or says.

Why are we subjected to this shit on a daily almost hourly basis?

bmichaelh

(1,190 posts)
57. Vito Corleone
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:57 AM
Feb 26

Trump likes to style himself as some mobster.

I guess he does not take the advise of Vito Corleone in Godfather Part I.

DeNiro played a younger version of Corleone in Godfather Part II.

"Never tell anyone outside the Family what you are thinking"

GiqueCee

(4,304 posts)
58. Trump is...
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:13 AM
Feb 26

Last edited Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:03 AM - Edit history (1)

... a raging psychopath who is determined to make ANY criticism of him or his policies a crime, preferably punishable by death. And please do not forget that Trump runs his mouth about what he wants to do, but it is malignant filth like "Nosferatu" Miller who actually implement Trump's wet dreams of malice and depravity.
And those warehouses they're buying up all over the country? Those won't be used to incarcerate the supposed criminal immigrants they claim are "ruining the blood of our nation", they're going to be filled with Democrats, people like you and me. The entrance might have a motto above it like "Arbeit macht Frei", But there will be no exit, unless it's a garbage chute to a lime pit.
I heard a Senator say, on the day before the election, "Sure, Trump is dangerous, but he's not a danger to democracy!" I suggested that he might want to walk that one back a parsec or two.
This terrorist regime hasn't even hit third gear yet, so if you think, oh, we can ride this out, think again. This is going to be a fight for your very life, and the lives of everyone you care about, so shitcan the complacency and buckle up; it's gonna be a rough ride.

ECL213

(445 posts)
64. Look, TSF said, "They should actually get on a boat..."
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:20 PM
Feb 26

He didn't say he was going to put them on a boat and DEPORT them.

There is plenty of shit TSF says and does we can criticize without twisting it into something else. Even "Trump Says De Niro and Others should 'Get on a boat' in unhinged tirade after the SOTU" gets the point across that TSF is a big crybaby and can't handle criticism.

This kind of inaccuracy just gives MAGAts the fodder they need to claim we're deranged leftist lunatics.

Joinfortmill

(21,200 posts)
65. On second thought, just try it, Dumpy. DeNiro is the real deal, not a fake tough guy with an orange face and dyed hair.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:45 PM
Feb 26

Quanto Magnus

(1,350 posts)
66. Trump is just describing himself
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:58 PM
Feb 26

pretending it the other poerson....

classic projection... and obvious at that

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