10 Times Celebrities Threatened the President With Violence

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter
7. Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, an accomplished and highly respected Holywood actor, is one of the founders of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Robert De Niro, an accomplished and highly respected Holywood actor, is one of the founders of the Tribeca Film Festival. | REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI

During the 2016 presidential election season, Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro said in a video that he wanted to punch then candidate Donald Trump in the face.

In an interview on the daytime program "The View" following the election, De Niro explained the context of his comments.

"I said that because he said that about somebody, that he would like to punch them in the face. How dare he say that to the crowd? How dare he say the things he does? Of course I want to punch him in the face," said De Niro.

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"It was only a symbolic thing, anyway. It wasn't like I was going to go find him and punch him in the face ... But he's got to hear it. He's got to hear that, you know, that's how he makes people feel."

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