Robert De Niro has claimed the United States "isn't so loveable" under the leadership of President Donald Trump and his administration.
The Oscar-winning actor took to the stage at the Rise Up, Sing Out concert held at The Town Hall in New York City on Sunday night.
The concert was organised by members of the Committee for the First Amendment, a collective of artists and cultural leaders including Jane Fonda, who seek to "celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment - of speech, religion, press, **** embly, and protest".
Addressing the audience, Robert insisted he was "devoted" to protecting the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.
"All parts of it, not just the free speech part. That said, I'm pretty close to being a free speech absolutist... even for speech I don't like, and there's plenty of that around. So, when I hear something I don't like, I use my own free speech to respond," he began. "Let me give you an example. When I hear Trump say, as he did a few days ago, 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation.' I say, 'Shut the f**k up!'"
Robert went on to recall how the phrase "we all love our country" became "stuck in his throat" at an event reviving the Committee for the First Amendment last October.