Robert De Niro Challenges Trump's Leadership, US Foreign Policy Trump calls De Niro a "stupid" after the actor ratcheted up the criticism, calling Trump Epstein "the mastermind" and asking, "What is he hiding? " De Niro condemned Trump's treatment of cultural institutions, movie tariffs, health care and immigration enforcement, saying: "I want to love my country again. In June, he said he couldn't love a country that wages "stupid and inhumane wars" and kills thousands of innocents — framing his opposition as a broader opposition to America.