Robert De Niro has compared US presidential candidate Donald Trump to the main character of his legendary movie Taxi Driver, the mentally disturbed Travis Bickle.
The actor and producer, who starred as Bickle in the 1976 classic, said “What he has been saying is totally crazy, ridiculous, stuff that shouldn't be even... he is totally nuts”.
De Niro was speaking during a question and answer session at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where he presented a restored version of the film, in addition to receiving a lifetime achievement award.
De Niro, alongside director David O. Russell
When the session moderator asked the 73 year-old to elaborate on Bickle's mental illness, the first thing that seemed to have crossed the actor's mind was the Republican party candidate.
“People like Donald Trump who shouldn't be where he is so ... God help us”, he said.
The many fans in attendance responded with a frantic applause.
De Niro continued on the matter in saying that the media were giving Trump too much attention, yet they are now starting to really question some of the more controversial comments things that the candidate has said.
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump
“I think now they are really starting to push back, the media ... finally they are starting to say, ‘Come on Donald, this is ridiculous, this is nuts, this is insane’”, he said.
Trump has blamed U.S. news media of taking many his comments out of context, including in the past week with his comments regarding presidential rival Hilary Clinton and the 2nd Amendment.
