De Niro live offended by Trump. VIDEO

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According to Lenta.ru, De Niro was to introduce the audience to the musician Bruce Springsteen, who won the Tony Honorary Award for theatrical achievements. The artist approached the microphone and declared: “I will say only one thing - ***** [to hell] Trump”.

It is noted that theater actors, directors and producers sitting in the hall began to applaud vigorously. After a standing ovation, De Niro called Springsteen to the stage, calling on him to fight "for the truth, openness and good faith of the state."

CBS TV channel, broadcasting the event, managed to “bite” the obscene phrase De Niro.

Some Twitter users supported the actor, noting his courage and directness, they write RIA News.

“This will go down in history,” wrote ‏ @EdKrassen.

“Thank you Robert De Niro for saying what millions of us are thinking. It's a shame that our political discourse has become so disgusting, but Trump was the first to embrace it,” wrote @TimRothwell.

“Find someone who loves you like De Niro hates Trump.” joked in the comments.

Several people also said they were waiting for Trump's reaction. Some have suggested that now the American leader should find a reason to insult the actor in response.

“Waiting for Trump to tweet passive-aggressively about Robert DeNiro being a bad actor.” wrote one of the users.

However, some found such behavior of a public person unacceptable.

“What a disgusting decline in standards,” wrote @KiranKS. — Imagine that some parents watched this with their children. Celebrities shouldn't act like idiots."

Several American actors earlier also gave the head of state unflattering assessments. For example, last year, actress Meryl Streep criticized Trump during the Golden Globes award ceremony. In response, the politician called the Strip an overpriced actress.

Robert De Niro is an American actor and producer. He starred in films such as "Taxi Driver", "Evil Streets", "Glorious Boys."