De Niro Calls to End Trump Leadership at NYC Protest

Actor Robert De Niro called for an end to President Donald Trump's leadership during a speech at a No Kings protest in New York City on March 28, 2026, urging crowds to resist what he described as an existential threat to American freedoms. The event was part of a nationwide series of rallies, with organizers estimating more than 3,000 gatherings across the United States drawing thousands of participants in cities including Nashville, Minneapolis, and Portland.

De Niro, an 82-year-old Academy Award winner known for films like Goodfellas, addressed demonstrators in New York, interpreting the "No Kings" slogan as a direct challenge to Trump. "When the crowds are chanting No Kings, what I'm really hearing, as we all know, is No Trump," he said. He accused the president of testing constitutional limits more severely than any predecessor, stating, "There have been other presidents who have tested the constitutional limits of their power, but none have been such an existential threat to our freedoms and security. None except Trump. He must be stopped, and he must be stopped now."

In his remarks, De Niro listed several grievances, including unnecessary wars that drain resources and...