{"id":2509592,"date":"2025-11-12T08:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rob-schneider-recalls-de-niro-clash-over-trump-urges-kindness-as-berkeley-protest-erupts\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T08:53:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:53:43","slug":"rob-schneider-recalls-de-niro-clash-over-trump-urges-kindness-as-berkeley-protest-erupts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rob-schneider-recalls-de-niro-clash-over-trump-urges-kindness-as-berkeley-protest-erupts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Schneider recalls De Niro clash over Trump, urges kindness as Berkeley protest erupts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Frob-schneider-recalls-de-niro-clash-over-trump-urges-kindness-as-berkeley-protest-erupts%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=2509592&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>Rob Schneider spoke at a Turning Point USA event, recalling a tense encounter with Robert De Niro during the SNL 40th anniversary, where De Niro criticized schneider&#8217;s support for Donald Trump.Schneider responded with kindness, emphasizing that humor and grace are better ways to handle critics and protesters. He advised that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >kindness disarms opponents<\/a> more effectively than anger and highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deficit-hawks-face-uphill-climb-after-latest-doge-cuts-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Deficit hawks face uphill climb after latest DOGE cuts - Washington Examiner\">difficulty conservatives face<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pr-firm-ceo-on-how-to-fight-cancel-culture\/\" title=\"PR Firm CEO&#039;s advice on combating ...:\n\nCombatting ...: CEO&#039;s insights.\">combating cancel culture<\/a>. Outside the event at UC Berkeley,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">violent protests<\/a> erupted involving ANTIFA demonstrators,leading to arrests and police intervention. Federal authorities have launched investigations into the unrest. Despite the tension, Schneider expressed goodwill towards the protesters, hoping for reconciliation. The event also honored the late Charlie Kirk, founder of TPUSA.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rob Schneider recalls De Niro spat over Trump, urges kindness as Berkeley protest erupts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2398809\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Actor and comedian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/celebrities\/\">Rob Schneider<\/a> told a packed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\">Turning Point USA<\/a> audience Monday night that a heated exchange with Robert De Niro about President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> years ago taught him the value of responding to critics with humor and grace &mdash; a lesson he said applied to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campus-protests\/\">protesters<\/a> outside the event.<\/p>\n<p>The former <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saturday-night-live\/\">Saturday Night Live<\/a><\/em>  cast member recounted how, during the <em>SNL <\/em>40th anniversary celebration, he unexpectedly came face-to-face with De Niro.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3882948\/jimmy-kimmel-told-his-children-trump-blame-show-suspension\/\">Kimmel says he told his children Trump was to blame for his show&#8217;s suspension<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3882776\/late-night-hosts-dogpile-chuck-schumer-democrats-cave-shutdown\/\">Late-night hosts dogpile onto Schumer and Democrats for &#8216;big cave&#8217; in shutdown feud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3880181\/iraq-war-documentary-once-shelved-by-pbs-sees-light-17-years-later\/\">Iraq War documentary, once shelved by PBS, sees the light 17 years later<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;De Niro turns around and goes, &lsquo;Schneider! How could you support that schmuck? Trump is a schmuck! He&rsquo;s turning the whole country into schmucks. Schneider, I thought you were smarter than that!&rsquo;&rdquo; Schneider said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COMEDY CLASH: Rob Schneider tells a packed TPUSA crowd how a tense exchange with Robert De Niro over his support for President Trump at the &#8216;SNL&#8217; anniversary convinced him to stick to kindness toward critics and protesters &mdash; including the ones outside the event he&rsquo;s speaking at:&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yc7yHpZzAZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Yc7yHpZzAZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1988234511859995060?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The<em> Deuce Bigalow<\/em> star said his only thought in the moment was surprise that the actor even knew his name.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I looked right at him and said, &lsquo;I love you. I love you. No, I really love you,&rsquo;&rdquo; Schneider recounted. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I swear to God he looked right at me and went&hellip; &lsquo;OK, OK.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schneider, a recent Catholic convert and outspoken conservative voice in Hollywood, told the crowd that kindness disarms critics more effectively than anger.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the only way to handle this. We&rsquo;re never going to be able to out-cancel the cancel culture,&rdquo; Schneider said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re better at it than us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Outside UC Berkeley&rsquo;s Zellerbach Hall, police arrested several people after fights erupted among demonstrators, event attendees, and officers. Videos captured a bloody scuffle before police intervened.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: ANTIFA protesters have rushed the entrance of tonight&rsquo;s TPUSA event attempting to break down barriers. <\/p>\n<p>Attendees were all rushed behind a police arrest and another anti-TPUSA protester has been arrested <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TPUSA<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Savsays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Savsays<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xo8Mv0mFHj\">pic.twitter.com\/xo8Mv0mFHj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FRONTLINES TPUSA (@FrontlinesTPUSA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrontlinesTPUSA\/status\/1988060214604820651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities are opening investigations into the protests that erupted outside the TPUSA event.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AAGDhillon\/status\/1988361125684007147\">responded<\/a> to the violent protests, calling the &ldquo;intimidation&rdquo; of TPUSA attendees &ldquo;unacceptable.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Pam Bondi later said the case was under <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1988339354754769099\">&ldquo;full investigation.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3882948\/jimmy-kimmel-told-his-children-trump-blame-show-suspension\/\"><strong>KIMMEL SAYS HE TOLD HIS CHILDREN TRUMP WAS TO BLAME FOR HIS SHOW&rsquo;S SUSPENSION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event &mdash; featuring Schneider and author Frank Turek &mdash; was a stop on the Turning Point USA Tour, renamed in honor of TPUSA founder <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, who was killed at a campus event in Utah in September.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the unrest, Schneider said, &ldquo;The people outside &mdash; you gotta love them. And I love them. I wish them the best. I hope they come around.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Schneider recalls De Niro spat, urges kindness amid protests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2509593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rob-schenider.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66931,66930,55473,46693,3634],"class_list":["post-2509592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-berkeley-protest","tag-de-niro","tag-kindness-2","tag-rob-schneider","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rob-schenider.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2509592"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509596,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2509592\/revisions\/2509596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2509593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2509592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2509592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2509592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}