Robert De Niro’s Politically Charged Answer Leaves ‘Late Show’ In Eerie Silence – HuffPost
Reporter, HuffPostA routine talk show question for Robert De Niro took a political ― and incredibly poignant ― turn on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”While promoting his new Netflix political thriller “Zero Day,” the Oscar-winning actor was asked by host Stephen Colbert to name his heroes. De Niro first listed late actor Marlon Brando and South African leader Nelson Mandela.But when Colbert pressed De Niro again for an American hero, the outspoken critic of President Donald Trump named the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from the mob of violent Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.“I think of the Capitol Police, the guys at Capitol Police. The Metropolitan Police,” De Niro said. “Michael Fanone, Aquilino Gonell, Harry Dunn, Daniel Hodges and everybody else who was involved and affected and hurt by that.”Colbert followed up with a pointed question referencing efforts by Trump and Republicans to downplay the violence of that day.“Can you imagine being Capitol Police now and watching those people marching past you who want to deny that you served them that day?” Colbert asked.“Yep, it’s something,” De Niro responded.The pair then fell silent for several seconds.Watch here:The next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won’t back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our fearless newsroom. We hope you’ll join us.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.You’ve supported HuffPost before, and we’ll be honest — we could use your help again. We won’t back down from our mission of providing free, fair news during this critical moment. But we can’t do it without you.For the first time, we’re offering an ad-free experience. to qualifying contributors who support our fearless journalism. We hope you’ll join us.Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages.And see the rest of the interview here:By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you’re agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
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