re: Elon comes to defense of Trump after Robert DeNiro compared Trump to dictators like Hitler

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Something deeply personal happened between Trump and DeNiro because his hatred of Trump comes off as being personal with how vehement it is

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Here's a brief history on the DeNiro feud with Trump.

DeNiro was previously married to 2 black women and campaigned hard for Obama during his 2008 campaign. Trump questioned Obama's birth certificate in 2011 and DeNiro responded by saying this about Trump...

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“It’s like a big hustle. It’s like being a car salesman,” said De Niro. “Don’t go out there and say things unless you can back them up. How dare you? That’s awful to do. To just go out and speak and say these terrible things? Unless you just want to get over and get the job. It’s crazy.”

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Then Trump replied with this...

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“He’s not the brightest bulb in the planet,” Trump said on “Fox & Friends” Monday morning. “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.”
"[De Niro] 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.”

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They've been going at it ever since.