di Blasio for people to stay home. He was also calling for greater criticism of Trump's handling of the coronavirus situation. Presumably Trump wasn't calling for more strict and longer lock downs, mandatory masks etc.
The Oscar winning actor told Newsnight's Emily Maitlis that it was a very difficult time and he found it "scary" that there wasn't stronger criticism of President Trump's response to the pandemic.
He's praising di Blasio and going nuts on Trump not caring about how many people he's killing.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-52644735/robert-de-niro-on-coronavirus-lockdown-and-us-politics
But he took 14 PPE loans from the federal government
Perhaps the shutdowns he's calling for are a major reason his restaurants are losing so much money.
De Niro-backed restaurants took 14 coronavirus aid loans
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/de-niro-backed-restaurants-took-14-coronavirus-aid-loans/ar-BB16rwZV
Coronavirus Update: Robert De Niro, Danny DeVito Urge New Yorkers To 'Stay At Home'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7YeKsfUtew