In a star-studded effort to galvanize Pennsylvania voters, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio took center stage in Philadelphia on Saturday. The duo, who co-starred in *Killers of the Flower Moon*, reunited alongside other Hollywood elites—Kerry Washington, Tessa Thompson, and Brian Tyree Henry—for a “Philadelphians for Harris” event aimed at energizing support for Kamala Harris. Though Harris herself was absent, local politicians, including Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, were in attendance to push the campaign’s message.
De Niro, never one to shy away from speaking his mind, dropped a fiery speech that set the crowd ablaze. “It makes me so f**king angry that we’re here talking about a piece of sh** like Donald Trump,” the veteran actor vented, prompting applause from the audience. His words reflected the growing concern among Democrats as new polling data shows former President Trump with a slim edge in Pennsylvania—leading Harris 51 to 49 percent according to the latest Emerson College/RealClearPennsylvania poll.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s presence drew particular attention, given his recent endorsement of Harris. On Friday, DiCaprio praised her climate activism despite the irony that follows the actor—known for his lavish lifestyle involving private jets and yachts. The endorsement underscores the Harris campaign’s focus on environmental issues, though it comes at a time when Democrats are struggling to regain ground in critical battleground states like Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, Robert De Niro, usually an outspoken critic of Trump, had kept a relatively low profile until now. However, his remarks in Philadelphia follow a curious outburst during a recent Megalopolis panel discussion with director Francis Ford Coppola, where he launched into an anti-Trump rant.
The high-profile gathering comes at a pivotal moment, as Pennsylvania’s electoral votes could prove decisive in the upcoming election. Whether these celebrity endorsements will sway undecided voters remains to be seen, but the urgency was clear—Democrats are pulling out all the stops, hoping to rally support in one of the most contested battlegrounds.