Donald Trump Blasts Robert De Niro: 'He's Not the Brightest Bulb on the Planet'

On Saturday, Robert De Niro sat down with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams for a sprawling conversation at this year's Tribeca Film Festival which covered everything from an upcoming collaboration with Martin Scorsese to De Niro's annoyance with Republican "birthers" like Donald Trump who are questioning President Obama's birth certificate. "I won't mention names, but certain people in the news the last couple weeks, just, what are they doing?" De Niro said. "Go get the facts before you start saying things about people." Just two days later, Trump has responded.

The potential presidential candidate turned to Fox & Friends this morning to address De Niro. "I like his acting, but in terms of when I watch him doing interviews and various other things, we're not dealing with Albert Einstein. He can say what he wants but the fact is that this guy has not revealed his birth certificate, a lot of people agree with me."

Like Meat Loaf and Gary Busey, who supported Trump's bid for president on Celebrity Apprentice last night.

Should entertainment personalities who seek political advice from Meat Loaf ever be allowed to dismiss a two-time Oscar winner like that? Please discuss in the comment section below. In the meantime, it's your move Mr. De Niro.

· Donald Trump Fires Back at Robert De Niro [THR]