Stephen Miller has slammed his one-time idol Robert De Niro after the actor labeled the White House deputy chief of staff a “Nazi.”
The Hollywood icon, 82, used the insult after suggesting Donald Trump will want to cling to office when his second term ends.
“He’s set it up with, I guess he’s the Goebbels of the Cabinet, Stephen Miller,” De Niro told MSNBC on Sunday, referencing Joseph Goebbels, who was Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister in Nazi Germany.
“He’s a Nazi, yes he is, and he’s Jewish. He should be ashamed of himself,” De Niro said of Miller.
Miller, 40, got to return fire at the movie star during an appearance on Fox News’ Hannity on Wednesday, but did not directly address the “Nazi” insult.
“Robert De Niro is a sad, bitter, broken old man who is mostly enraged because he h