U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller responded Wednesday night to actor Robert De Niro after the Hollywood star compared him to Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels during an MSNBC interview.

Miller called De Niro “a sad, bitter, broken, old man” and said the actor’s comments reflected a long decline in his public relevance.

Miller appeared on Fox News’ “Hannity” following De Niro’s remarks, which aired Sunday on MSNBC’s The Weekend.

During that segment, De Niro attacked both President Donald Trump and members of his administration, claiming there is “no way” President Trump would “want to leave the White House” voluntarily.

He then turned his attention to Miller, calling him “a Nazi” and referring to him as “the Goebbels of the cabinet.”

“He set it up with, I guess, he’s the Goebbels of the cabinet, Stephen Miller. He’s a Nazi. Yes, he is, and he’s Jewish and he should be ashamed of himself,” De Niro said during the interview.

Robert DeNiro, who suffers from TDS, went on fake news MSNBC and called Stephen Miller a “Nazi”

“Stephen Miller. He’s a Nazi, yes he is. And he’s Jewish and he should be ashamed of himself.”

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The comments drew immediate backlash, with many criticizing De Niro for invoking Nazi comparisons and making inflammatory remarks about Miller’s faith.

Appearing on Fox News, host Sean Hannity suggested Miller consider legal action in response. “If it was me, I think I’d be hiring an attorney, and I’d be looking at suing for defamation,” Hannity said.

Miller declined to discuss potential legal steps but directly addressed De Niro’s statements.

“Robert De Niro is a sad, bitter, broken, old man who is mostly enraged because he has not made a movie worth watching in at least 30 years,” Miller said.

He continued, “This man has been degrading himself on camera with one horrific film after another for my entire adult life, and he is not taken seriously by anybody — not by his family, not by his friends, not by his community.”

Miller added that De Niro has issued “probably the longest string of flops, failures, embarrassments.”

“He is a shell of a man, and everybody disregards everything he says,” Miller said during the interview.

The Homeland Security Advisor’s comments came as the administration continues to push back against increasingly hostile rhetoric from entertainment industry figures toward President Trump and members of his team.

De Niro has been one of the president’s most outspoken celebrity critics for several years, frequently using public appearances to denounce the administration. His comments on MSNBC marked one of his harshest attacks to date.

De Niro’s reference to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels — a key architect of Adolf Hitler’s messaging campaign — drew particular condemnation from Jewish advocacy organizations, which called the comparison “offensive” and “historically ignorant.”

Miller, who is Jewish, has served as Homeland Security Advisor since early 2025, advising President Trump on border enforcement, immigration reform, and national security policy.

The White House has not issued a separate statement on De Niro’s comments. However, senior administration officials privately described the remarks as “reckless” and “inflammatory,” noting that such comparisons can endanger public officials.

De Niro has not responded to Miller’s statements or to the growing backlash over his MSNBC appearance.

The actor, known for roles in Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, has increasingly used political commentary as a platform in recent years, often targeting President Trump and his administration in interviews and public events.

The exchange marks the latest in a series of high-profile verbal attacks between Hollywood figures and federal officials. Miller’s televised remarks on Wednesday signaled that the administration intends to confront such rhetoric directly rather than ignore it.

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