CELEBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump on Tuesday [6-12-18] hit back at Robert De Niro, calling him a ‘very low IQ individual,’ after the Oscar-winning actor’s expletive-laden attack on the American president on live television. Two days after De Niro’s outburst on the stage of the Tony Awards ceremony in New York, Trump said he had watched the clip ‘and (I) truly believe he may be punch drunk.’ Representatives for De Niro did not immediately return a request for comment. De Niro, one of the most respected American actors, twice used the so-called F-Bomb against Trump on Sunday [6-10-18], prompting loud applause from the audience of theater actors, directors and producers at Radio City Music Hall. The ‘Raging Bull’ actor’s remarks were bleeped for more than 6 million Americans watching the awards show on CBS at home. De Niro took the stage to introduce rocker and Tony Awards performer Bruce Springsteen. Without any preamble, he said, ‘I’m gonna say one thing. Fuck Trump.’”
-Reuters Staff, “Trump calls De Niro ‘very low IQ individual’ for Tony Awards outburst,” Reuters, June 12, 2018 3:55 pm