Robert Redford Says Donald Trump's 'Monarchy in Disguise' Need to Come to an End | THR News - video Dailymotion

In an op-ed published Tuesday for NBC News, the actor said Trump's "monarchy in disguise" must come to an end for the good of the country.

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00:00Robert Redford says President Donald Trump's, quote,

00:02monarchy in disguise must end for the good of the country.

00:06In an op-ed published Tuesday

00:07on NBC News' Think platform, the actor wrote,

00:10we're up against a crisis I never thought

00:12I'd see in my lifetime.

00:13A dictator-like attack by President Donald Trump

00:16on everything this country stands for.

00:18It's time for Trump to go,

00:20and it's up to us to make that happen

00:21through the power of our votes.

00:23Although he didn't vote for Trump,

00:24Redford says he gave the president a chance

00:26and hoped for the best, but it hasn't panned out.

00:29Almost instantly, he began to disappoint and then alarm me.

00:32I don't think I'm alone.

00:33What is happening right now is so deeply disturbing

00:36that instead of the United States of America,

00:38we are now defined as the divided states of America.

00:40Redford, who famously played Washington Post

00:42Watergate reporter Bob Woodward in the film

00:44All the President's Men, went on to say,

00:46this monarchy in disguise has been so exhausting and chaotic.

00:50It's not in the least bit surprising

00:51so many citizens are disillusioned.

00:53The legendary actor also said,

00:55the vast majority of Americans are busy with real life,

00:58trying to make ends meet and deeply frustrated

01:00by how hard Washington makes it to do just that.

01:03But this is it.

01:04There are only 11 months left

01:05before the presidential election.

01:0711 months before we get our one real chance

01:09to right the ship and change the course

01:11of disaster that lies before us.

01:13For much more on this story, head to THR.com.

01:16Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News,

01:18I'm Tiffany Taylor.