{"id":2256690,"date":"2024-05-31T12:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-de-niro-loses-award-because-of-his-wild-anti-trump-rant\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:54:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:54:55","slug":"robert-de-niro-loses-award-because-of-his-wild-anti-trump-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-de-niro-loses-award-because-of-his-wild-anti-trump-rant\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert De Niro disqualified from award due to controversial anti-Trump outburst"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frobert-de-niro-loses-award-because-of-his-wild-anti-trump-rant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256690&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michael\u200b Schwarz&#8217;s commentary on May 31, 2024, discusses the potential role of independent \u200dvoters\u2064 and rational Democrats in preventing \u200btotalitarianism. Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-highlights-possibility-antifa-infiltrated-trump-march\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz highlights possibility Antifa infiltrated Trump march\">recent events<\/a>, even centrist views could influence politics significantly. The \u200dcommentary also highlights the National Association of Broadcasters&#8217; decision to revoke an award intended for Robert De Niro due to his controversial anti-Trump actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/%20\"><span>Michael Schwarz<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 31, 2024 at 8:16am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Perhaps Americans\u2019 best hope of retreating from the precipice of totalitarianism now rests with independent voters and sober Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In normal times, of course, one cannot rely on milquetoast centrists for much of anything that requires genuine conviction. But after Thursday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-issues-defiant-response-guilty-verdict-real-verdict-going-nov-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guilty verdict<\/a> in former President Donald Trump\u2019s Soviet-style \u201chush money\u201d trial in New York, some moderates may have finally awakened to the fact that their rule-of-law republic has degenerated into a lawless empire.<\/p>\n<p>Case in point: The National Association of Broadcasters has rescinded an award it intended to give to actor Robert De Niro following the Hollywood veteran\u2019s unhinged anti-Trump rant on Tuesday outside the Manhattan courthouse where Trump was on trial, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/4694239-broadcasters-de-niro-award-trump-courthouse-hush-money-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event is proudly bipartisan, uniting those from across the political spectrum to celebrate the impactful work of local broadcasters and our partners,\u201d an NAB representative said in a statement to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we strongly support the right of every American to exercise free speech and participate in civic engagement, it is clear that Mr. De Niro\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-association-of-broadcasting-cites-bipartisanship-over-withholding-award-for-de-niro\/\" title=\"The NAB prioritizes bipartisanship, refrains from awarding De Niro\">recent high-profile activities<\/a> will create a distraction from the philanthropic work that we were hoping to recognize,\u201d the representative said. \u201cTo maintain the focus on service of the award winners, Mr. De Niro will no longer be attending the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So the NAB wanted to avoid a \u201cdistraction.\u201d Fair enough.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it was too much to hope for a stronger statement, something like, \u201cMr. De Niro\u2019s complicity in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-puts-rivalry-aside-delivers-fiery-message-trumps-guilty-verdict-kangaroo-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">banana republic-style persecution<\/a> of the regime\u2019s political enemy renders him unfit for this award.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After all, at an <a href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericaawards.org\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">event<\/a> Tuesday in Washington, the organization of local radio and television broadcasters had intended to honor De Niro with the NAB Leadership Foundation\u2019s Service to America Award.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the actor\u2019s appearance outside the courthouse during Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-criminal-trials-of-2023\/\" title=\"2023's most notable criminal trials\">trial served<\/a> only the establishment and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/2024-election-biden-government-lost-consent-governed-majority-americans-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> re-election campaign. It had nothing to do with serving America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you done watching Robert De Niro movies?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf he gets in, I can tell you right now, he will never leave! He will never leave! You know that. He will never leave,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-car-alarm-derails-robert-de-niros-anti-trump-speech-front-courthouse-will-never-leave\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=MSN&#038;utm_campaign=syndication&#038;utm_content=2024-05-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">De Niro said<\/a>, projecting onto Trump the actor\u2019s own authoritarian inclinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does that mean? Is that the country we want to live in? Do we want him running this country and saying, \u2018I\u2019m not leaving, I\u2019m dictator for life?&#8217;\u201d De Niro continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope this new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/robert-de-niro-slams-clown-trump-during-first-biden-counter-event-at-new-york-trial\/\" title=\"Robert De Niro criticizes 'clown' Trump at Biden counter event in New York trial\">ad campaign reaches<\/a> outside the bubble to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-car-alarm-derails-robert-de-niros-anti-trump-speech-in-front-of-courthouse-he-will-never-leave\/\" title=\"Watch: Car Alarm Interrupts Robert De Niro's Anti-Trump Speech at Courthouse - 'He Will Never Leave!\">remind supporters<\/a> of what a danger he is to our lives. This is not a threat. This is a reality,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iMkzuhAl6t8?si=CiR5nTfnwIGGZbDb&#038;start=347\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The surreal scene included Trump supporters shouting back at De Niro and a well-timed car alarm interrupting the actor\u2019s rant.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, for someone who fell asleep in 2016 and awakened in 2024, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-artist-unveils-tribute-cry-baby-robert-de-niro-outside-courthouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entire spectacle<\/a> would have defied belief. A president held a campaign event outside a courthouse where his operatives worked to imprison his rival.<\/p>\n<p>Happily, legal experts such as George Washington University law professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/legal-expert-jonathan-turley-provides-ray-hope-trump-guilty-verdict-case-will-reversed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonathan Turley<\/a> expect an appeal court to reverse the verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, irate voters expressed their displeasure through massive campaign contributions. In fact, shortly after the verdict, the Trump campaign\u2019s WinRed donations page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-donation-site-crashes-right-crucial-verdict-shows-voters-stand\/?ff_source=site&#038;ff_medium=MSN&#038;ff_campaign=syndication&#038;ff_content=2024-05-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crashed<\/a> due to heavy traffic.<\/p>\n<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/trump-national-committee-jfc\/lp-website-guilty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">site<\/a> returned, it featured a photo of Trump accompanied by the words, \u201cPolitical Prisoner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the NAB and other \u201cnon-partisan\u201d organizations might begin with tepid objections to a generic \u201cdistraction.\u201d But, in light of Thursday\u2019s verdict, surely their awakening cannot end there. And if it continues, the tyrannical Biden administration and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservative-artist-unveils-tribute-cry-baby-robert-de-niro-outside-courthouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood minions<\/a> will have nowhere to turn.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" rel=\"tag\">2024 election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celebrities<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/court\/\" rel=\"tag\">Court<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/establishment\/\" rel=\"tag\">Establishment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/hollywood\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hollywood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/independent-voters\/\" rel=\"tag\">Independent voters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" rel=\"tag\">Joe Biden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/new-york-city-nyc\/\" rel=\"tag\">New York City<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/political-prisoners\/\" rel=\"tag\">Political prisoners<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/prosecuting-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Prosecuting Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">U.S. News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45760\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/michael-schwarz\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45760\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45760\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45760\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45760\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Schwarz&#8217;s commentary on May 31, 2024, suggests that independent voters and rational Democrats may be the key to averting totalitarianism. 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