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Robert De Niro Slams Trump as ‘Philistine President’ and Enemy of the Arts While Accepting Cannes Honorary Palme d’Or: ‘This Isn’t Just an American Problem’
Robert De Niro took a fiery stand against U.S. president Donald Trump at Cannes Film Festival's opening ceremony, calling him a "philistine president."
DiCaprio, who first starred alongside De Niro in 1993’s “This Boy’s Life” and reunited with him in 2023 for Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” was on hand to present the award to him, saying: The legendary actor — who has won two Oscars over the course of his six-decade career — is best known for his 10 collaborations with director Martin Scorsese, including “Mean Streets” (1973), “Taxi Driver” (1976), “Raging Bull” (1980), “Goodfellas” (1990), “The Irishman” (2019) and 2023’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” He’s no stranger to Cannes, having first attended with “Mean Streets” followed by Sergio Leone’s 1984 crime film “Once Upon a Time in America,” Barry Levinson’s satirical comedy “What Just Happened” in 2008 and serving as president of the competition jury in 2011. De Niro most recently starred in Levinson’s crime drama “The Alto Nights,” and held his first major television role in Netflix’s political thriller “Zero Day.” Next up, he’s slated to lead Brad Furman’s action film “Tin Soldier” alongside Jamie Foxx and Scott Eastwood, as well as James Ashcroft’s crime movie “The Whisper Man” with Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott and Michael Keaton.
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