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Published 14:26 17 Aug 2026 GMT
Donald Trump has threatened to deport one A-list star from the United States after they slammed the President's administration.
The president has faced criticism from a number of stars during his first and second term in office, and he issued a warning to one particular actor earlier this year.
Earlier this year, actor Robert De Niro, 83, spoke out against the president, branding him "an idiot".
He said during an appearance on Nicolle Wallace's The Best People podcast: "We gotta get rid of him. He's gonna ruin the country. I don’t want everybody going around with their MAGA, the American flags, like they’re the only ones. We are Americans too."
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De Niro also hosted a political event called the State of the Swamp that same month, referring to a State of the Union address that Trump had delivered the same day.
In it, De Niro claimed to feel a "betrayal" by his country, telling attendees: "It doesn’t have to be perfect, but it does need to return to the values that gave us our strength and humanity.
"If you want our leaders to be accountable, if you’re devoted to the constitution and the rule of law, if you want the United States of America to be worthy of your love, be ready to take to the streets together, and we will take our country back."
Of course, these comments did not go down well with Trump, who responded on his social network, Truth Social.
The president, 80, began by taking aim at Democratic politicians Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, before threatening to deport De Niro. It is worth noting both Tlaib and De Niro were born in the United States, while Omar has lived in America since 1995, after moving from Somalia.
Trump wrote: "When you watch Low IQ Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, as they screamed uncontrollably last night at the very elegant State of the Union, such an important and beautiful event, they had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people, LUNATICS, mentally deranged and sick who, frankly, look like they should be institutionalised.
"When people can behave like that, and knowing that they are Crooked and Corrupt Politicians, so bad for our Country, we should send them back from where they came — as fast as possible.
"They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it."
Turning his frustration towards De Niro, Trump added: "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!
"When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realised 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."
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It comes after Trump's ongoing feud with comedian Rosie O'Donnell, who previously revealed that she'd left the US for Ireland after Trump's second inauguration, and was in the process of applying for citizenship through her Irish grandparents.
He added: "The only difference between De Niro and Rosie is that she is probably somewhat smarter than him, which isn’t saying much.
"The good news is that America is now Bigger, Better, Richer, and Stronger than ever before, and it’s driving them absolutely crazy!"
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