Robert De Niro got the theater crowd on its feet at the Tony Awards hours ago with a rousing political introduction of his old friend Bruce Springsteen that was focused on President Trump. De Niro, a staunch Trump opponent, dropped a couple of F-bombs heard clearly by the Radio City Music crowd Sunday night while those who tuned in via the telecast heard dead silence instead before he raised his arms — twice — and earned a sustained standing ovation.
The legendary actor urged the audience to vote in November and lauded Springsteen for his own political commitment before the singer sat at a piano for a moving performance based on his “Springsteen on Broadway” show that had him singing his classic hit, “My Hometown.”
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