{"id":140316,"date":"2018-06-12T22:49:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T22:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/wake-up-punchy-trump-hits-back-at-robert-de-niro\/"},"modified":"2018-06-12T22:49:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T22:49:55","slug":"wake-up-punchy-trump-hits-back-at-robert-de-niro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/wake-up-punchy-trump-hits-back-at-robert-de-niro\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Wake up Punchy!’ Trump hits back at Robert De Niro"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image caption Oscar-winner Robert De Niro swore at the president during Sunday night's Tony Awards <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Hollywood actor Robert De Niro after the star denounced him with an expletive-laden speech at an awards ceremony.<\/p>\n

De Niro, who has previously said he would like to punch the president, received a standing ovation for his two-word attack at the Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

But in a tweet, Mr Trump described the actor as "a very Low IQ individual".<\/p>\n

"I watched him... and truly believe he may be 'punch-drunk'," he said.<\/p>\n

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Robert De Niro, a very Low IQ individual, has received to many shots to the head by real boxers in movies. I watched him last night and truly believe he may be \u201cpunch-drunk.\u201d I guess he doesn\u2019t...<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Report <\/p>\n

End of Twitter post by @realDonaldTrump<\/p>\n

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...realize the economy is the best it\u2019s ever been with employment being at an all time high, and many companies pouring back into our country. Wake up Punchy!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Report <\/p>\n

End of Twitter post 2 by @realDonaldTrump<\/p>\n

The Oscar-winning actor has starred in a number of boxing films, including Raging Bull, and he pulled no punches during the live television broadcast of Sunday night's Tony Awards.<\/p>\n

His expletives were bleeped by the CBS network for millions of television viewers but still garnered a huge amount of reaction on social media.<\/p>\n

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  • De Niro offered refuge from Trump<\/li>\n
  • Trump's year on Twitter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The actor has long been a vocal critic of the president. He released a video during the 2016 election campaign in which he railed against Mr Trump, calling him "an idiot" and a "national disaster".<\/p>\n

    He said he would move to Italy if Mr Trump was elected, and the town where his great-grandparents lived offered him "refuge" when this happened.<\/p>\n

    "I'm going to probably have to move there," De Niro joked on the day of the result.<\/p>\n

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    Media captionMeryl Streep criticised Donald Trump and defended Hollywood, foreigners and the press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    This is not the first time Mr Trump has responded to a Hollywood star attacking him during a speech.<\/p>\n

    Last year, Meryl Streep strongly criticised him at the Golden Globes and said his actions legitimised bullying.<\/p>\n

    But Mr Trump hit back by labelling her "one of the most overrated actresses in Hollywood".<\/p>\n

    "She is a Hillary flunky who lost big," he added of the three-time Oscar-winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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