De Niro Urges Continued Protests Against Trump After No Kings Rally

Robert De Niro urged Americans to keep protesting after a weekend of nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump, saying protesters must maintain pressure because, he asserted, Trump will not leave the White House on his own. Speaking in a televised interview the day after the Oct. 18 No Kings protests, the actor appealed for sustained public resistance and warned lawmakers to heed demonstrators’ demands.

De Niro said the country faced a "classic bully situation" and argued that mass protest was the only way to counter what he described as the president's plans to remain in office. "We cannot let up," he said. "We cannot let up on him because he is not going to leave the White House. He does not want to leave the White House. He will not leave the White House." He added that elected officials should be more afraid of "the wrath of the people" than of the president.

Organizers said the No Kings demonstrations included roughly 2,700 events across all 50 states and estimated nearly 7 million participants. Protesters advanced a range of grievances, including federal immigration enforcement actions by ICE, the presence or potential deployment of National Guard troops in...