After Denouncing De Niro's Screed, Rob Reiner Likens Trump to Hitler, Supporters Are 'Hardcore Racists'

Director Rob Reiner denounced Robert De Niro and other celebrities for their remarks against President Trump, saying it only helps the president.

[...]“You’re helping Trump by saying ‘F--- Trump,’ because he can say 'look at these people, these elitists,' ” Reiner told “Rising” co-hosts Krystal Ball and Buck Sexton.

Reiner said he thinks celebrities are ultimately hurting Democrats when they go on expletive-ridden rants against Trump.

“There’s a very fine line between energizing the base and energizing the other side,” Reiner said.

DT is 100% responsible for traumatizing children with his barbaric policy of tearing them away from their parents. He’s a racist who needs to feed his racist base. But America, in fits and starts, always bends towards decency and justice. VOTE!!

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 17, 2018

Ripping children away from their parents is fascism. Embracing white nationalism throughout the world is fascism. Trying to destroy the free press and the rule of law is fascism. America, keep your eyes wide open. Donald Trump is wearing his racist fascist badge with pride.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 17, 2018

The President of the United States is a monster. Decent loving Republicans must now stand up. America can not be a country that approves of traumatizing children. Americans did not spill their blood in WW2 to defeat fascism only to allow it to take root now. Let humanity prevail.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 20, 2018

Signing your name to a piece of paper doesn’t imbue you with humanity. You’re zero tolerance policy is turning US into a human rights violator. Claiming “law & order” is not justice, it’s fascism. Your racist dreams of a white America is ugly. An inclusive America is beautiful.

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 21, 2018

DT spews racism, sexually assaults women, defrauds people of their life savings, uses his position to self deal, attacks the press, our allies & the rule of law. He destroys families with a humanitarian crisis he created. And he lies about it all. VOTE!!!

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 22, 2018

This November Donald Trump is not on the ballot. But inhumanity is. So are racism, Incompetence, corruption, immorality and fraud. To protect the free press, the rule of law, truth and Democracy, the blue wave must become a tsunami. VOTE!!!

— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) June 23, 2018

On Sunday's AM Joy, MSNBC host Joy Reid served up a double helping of "Meathead" as liberal film maker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, spent a segment ranting against President Donald Trump and his "hardcore racist" supporters. Michele Reiner invoked Nazi death camps as she called Trump "evil" and likened him to Adolf Hitler.

Rob Reiner repeatedly accused Trump supporters of being "racists" if they agree that immigrants who cross the border illegally should be prosecuted, resulting in some being separated from their children during detention as required by law.

Early in the segment, Rob Reiner declared:

Let's cut to the chase -- this is about racism. This is pure and simple racism -- that's all this is. He's hoping that the people who support him will be ginned up and running to the polls to make sure that brown people don't come into America. That's exactly what's going on here.

Reid soon suggested that Trump political advisors want to motivate the Republican base "by separating brown children and parents," leading Michele Reiner to respond, "This is based on racism, period," adding that "they don't want more brown people coming into this country."

She soon likened the Trump administration to Nazi Germany as she added: "And I have to tell you, my mother was in Auschwitz. She got separated from her entire family -- lost her entire family. I never thought I would live to see something like that, particularly in this country, ever again in my lifetime.