On Tuesday (24 February), Donald Trump delivered the annual State of the Union address.Somewhat unsurprisingly, the US president gave the longest-ever speech in the event\u2019s history as his address went on for an hour and 47 minutes.With the country\u2019s gold medal-winning hockey team even making an appearance, Trump spoke about the likes of Iran, tariffs and the economy.But while Trump\u2019s State of the Union was going on, so was a counter-address; \u2018The State of the Swamp\u2019. Attended by the likes of Don Lemon and Mark Ruffalo, Robert De Niro headlined the event.According to the event’s organisers, Defiance.org, it was \u2018focused on defying Donald Trump’s abuses of power, including officials who previously advised Trump\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And, along with comments he made on a podcast released the day before, Hollywood icon De Niro is now facing threats of deportation.Trump has accused the Goodfellas actor of \u2018Trump derangement\u2019Born in New York, the 82-year-old has been outspoken for the past decade or so about Trump and criticised him and his MAGA supporters during the episode of MSNBC\u2019s The Best People with Nicole Wallace podcast.He\u2019s an idiot. We gotta get rid of him. He\u2019s gonna ruin the country,\u201d De Niro said.The star went on to add: \u201cI don\u2019t want everybody going around with their MAGA, the American flags, like they\u2019re the only ones. We are Americans too.\u201dDuring his emotional speech at the State of the Swamp event, he described the president as \u2018failing, flailing and desperate\u2019.And yesterday, Trump went on a fiery rant as he labelled the Heat actor as \u2018demented\u2019 in a Truth Social post.He proposed deporting Reps Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib who left the Capitol building early on Tuesday after shouting him down during his speech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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