My issue here is with Reuters, not with De Niro. I don't agree with De Niro, but if he wants to say what he thinks, hey. Knock yourself out, Bobby. You have as much right as me or anyone else. Nor do I care that he did it at an event that was supposed to be all about film awards and not politics. Whatever. It's on your mind, say it. Be who you are.
The news judgment of Reuters is another matter entirely. I don't care how much of a A-list star De Niro is. His opinion about Trump is not newsworthy, and it is certainly not worthy of being played as one of the day's top stories. Yet here we are: