Actor Robert De Niro on Friday became the latest in a string of celebrities to support President Joe Biden’s campaign, narrating a new ad criticizing former President Donald Trump.
O 30 second adwhich will be broadcast on television and digital platforms in all swing states, presents Trump as a candidate who wants “revenge”.
“We knew Trump was out of control when he was president,” said De Niro, who has been critical of Trump over the years, he says in the video. “Then he lost the 2020 election and broke out, desperately trying to stay in power.”
“Trump wants revenge, and he will stop at nothing to get it,” says the Oscar-winning actor at the end of the ad, overlaid with footage of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
“This ad shows the stark contrast that voters will see a month from now when Trump stands on the debate stage alongside Joe Biden: Trump is running to take back power for himself, Joe Biden is running to serve you, the people American,” Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement Friday.
The video also highlighted a series of controversial comments made by Trump in recent years.
“Now he’s running again, this time threatening to be a dictator,” De Niro said. “To do away with the Constitution.”
The “dictator” line references Trump’s comments from December, when he said during a Fox News town hall that he would not be a dictator “except on day one.” In December 2022, Trump suggested in a Truth Social post that the Constitution could be rescinded, while reiterating false claims of voter fraud.
“A massive fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the extinction of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” his post he said.
Biden’s announcement also calls out Trump’s “bleach” comments in the early days of the Covid pandemic, when he suggested using a “disinfectant” for an “internal injection or almost a cleaning.”
Numerous celebrities have already worked to publicly support Biden’s re-election bid, including a March fundraiser featuring a star-studded lineup of Mindy Kaling, Lizzo, Stephen Colbert, Cynthia Erivo and others.
A June fundraiser in Los Angeles is expected to include celebrities such as George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
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