President Donald Trump is swinging back at actor Robert De Niro, who cursed him out on live TV during the Tony Awards ceremony, to a standing ovation from the New York audience.
Calling De Niro “a very Low IQ individual” Trump said the actor “received [too] many shots to the head by real boxers in movies” and might be “punch-drunk.”
“Wake up Punchy!” the president tweeted on Tuesday, on his way back from a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore.
The Oscar-winning actor, known for his opposition to the president, got a cheer from the crowd at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, when he said “F*ck Trump!” during the awards ceremony honoring Broadway theatrical productions.
...realize the economy is the best it’s ever been with employment being at an all time high, and many companies pouring back into our country. Wake up Punchy!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2018
While De Niro’s outburst received accolades from the anti-Trump #Resistance, it was the president’s fans’ turn to gloat after the twitter response.
Robert De Niro launches lazy F-bomb at Trump on live TV, crowd goes way too wild
.@mrod21mvp
You hope Trump fails today. (Don't bother to deny it. Nothing would make you happier.)
You'd prefer that - a minor political setback for POTUS - than world peace.
That's Trump Derangement Syndrome.
If you can't see it in yourself, look at DeNiro - same programming.
— Philip Schuyler (@FiveRights) June 12, 2018
America would check in to see how Robert DeNiro is doing, but she's too busy winning