Robert De Niro says the Capitol police officer who worked on January 6, 2021 is one of those people he considers as a “hero.”
“I'm thinking about the police at the Capitol,” “Goodfellas.”Star saidWhen Stephen Colbert was asked if there was an “American hero” on Thursday's “Late Show.”
The 81-year-old actor, Metropolitan Police, added a Washington police department before naming many officers, including Michael Fanone, Harry Dan, Aquilino Gonnell and Daniel Hodges.
“And everyone else who was involved, affected and hurt by it,” De Niro said of the January 6 riots by President Trump's supporters who tried to halt certification of the 2020 election results. he talked about the riots at Capitol.
More than 100 police officers were injured during the attack.
“Can you imagine now being Capitol police and seeing people passing by you who want to deny you serving them that day?” Colbert asked De Niro.
“Yes,” he replied.
“It's something,” he said before the extended silence between the CBS host and performer.
Last month, Trump forgives all defendants from the January 6th sentence and commutes.
De Niro is one of Trump's most outspoken Hollywood critics.
Last May, the Academy Award winner appeared alongside Dan and Fanone on behalf of President Biden's campaign outside the New York City Courthouse, where Trump's hash money trials were being held. Biden finished the White House race about two months later.
“When Trump returns to the White House, we can kiss these freedoms that we take for granted, and the election will forget about it,” De Niro said.
“He's never going to leave,” De Niro said.
