political trends in his acceptance speech, mentioning President Donald Trump in particular.

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He started off by saying, “In my country, we are fighting like [expletive] for the democracy we once took for granted.” He said, “That affects all of us here because the arts are democratic.”

The link between democratic values and the arts was highlighted by Robert, who said, “That’s why we are a threat to autocrats and fascists.”

He went on to discuss the recent nomination and policy plans of the U.S. President. Robert remarked, “America’s philistine president has had himself appointed head of one of our premier cultural institutions,” alluding to the appointment of the president as chair of the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts himself.

The former “Goodfellas” star also took issue with the 47th president of the United States’ announcement of new tariffs, saying