Tempers flare as Robert DeNiro clashes with Trump supporter outside hush money trial

Actor Robert DeNiro got into a verbal argument with a Donald Trump supporter on a New York City street outside the former president's trial.

As Trump sat in a nearby Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, DeNiro held a press conference outside the courthouse on behalf of the Biden-Harris campaign. He was accompanied by former Capitol Police officers Harry Dunn and Michael Fanone, who fought with rioters on Jan. 6, 2021.

"On January 6th, while Republican lawmakers despicably tried to keep the loser Trump, the loser Trump, in the White House, and Trump-inspired insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, brave men and women from law enforcement put their lives on the line to defend this country," DeNiro said. "These guys are the true heroes. They stood and put their lives on the line for these lowlives, for Trump."

"They lied under oath," a Trump supporter heckled.

"Who lied under oath?" DeNiro asked. "What are you telling me?"

"Those two traitors behind you," the Trump supporter insisted.

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"You got to, I don't know, I don't even know how to deal with you, my friend," DeNiro replied. "I don't even know how to deal with you. They stood there. They didn't have to."

"They stood there and fought for us, for you. For you," he added.

"They weren't fighting for me," the Trump supporter insisted.

"No, they fought for you, buddy," DeNiro shot back. "You're able to stand right here now. They are the true heroes."

Watch the video below from NTD.