Robert De Niro attacks Trump in Cannes speech: ‘This isn’t just America’s problem’

<p>Accepting honorary Palme d’Or at opening ceremony of festival, actor rails against the US’s ‘philistine president’</p><p>The actor <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/feb/07/robert-de-niro-interview-zero-day-president-netflix">Robert De Niro</a> has – after a brief period of abstention – returned to his robust public critique of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>, using his Palme d’Or acceptance speech at the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/cannesfilmfestival">Cannes film festival</a> to newly attack the US president.</p><p>Speaking during the opening ceremony of the 78th film festival in France, De Niro said that the US’s re-elected commander-in-chief posed a global threat.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/13/robert-de-niro-trump-cannes-speech">Continue reading...</a>