Robert De Niro took a fiery stand against Donald Trump at Cannes Film Festival‘s opening ceremony on Tuesday night, calling him a “philistine president” and declaring him an enemy of the arts.
The legendary actor was on hand to accept the fest’s honorary Palme d’Or, which was presented to him by his “This Boy’s Life” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio. After giving DiCaprio a kiss on the cheek, De Niro launched into an impassioned speech about the threat U.S. democracy is currently under.
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